Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   A·ban·don

   /əˈbandən/

   

   verb

   • 1. cease to support or look after (someone); desert: "her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age" Similar desertleaveleave high and dryturn one's back oncast asidebreak (up) withjiltstrandleave strandedleave in the lurchthrow overinformal:run/walk out ondumpditchgive someone the pushgive someone the big Ebin offarchaic:forsakeOpposite stick by
   • ▪ leave (a place or vehicle) empty or uninhabited, without intending to return: "derelict houses were abandoned" Similar vacateleavequitevacuatewithdraw from
   • ▪ condemn someone or something to (a specified fate) by ceasing to take an interest in them: "an attempt to persuade businesses not to abandon the area to inner-city deprivation" Similar relinquishsurrendergive upcedeyieldleave
   • 2. give up completely (a course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking): "he had clearly abandoned all pretense of trying to succeed" Similar renouncerelinquishdispense withforsweardisclaimdisowndisavowdiscardwash one's hands ofgive updropdo away withjettisoninformal:ditchscrapscrubaxejunkgive upstopceasedropforgodesist fromhave done withabjureabstain fromdiscontinuebreak offrefrain fromset/lay asideinformal:cut outkickjack inpack inquitOpposite keepclaimcontinuetake up
   • ▪ discontinue (a scheduled event) before completion: "against the background of perceived threats, the tour was abandoned"
   • 3. allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse): "they abandoned themselves to despair" Similar indulge ingive way togive oneself up toyield tolose oneself to/inOpposite control oneself

   noun

   • 1. complete lack of inhibition or restraint: "she sings and sways with total abandon"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French abandoner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + bandon ‘control’ (related to ban1). The original sense was ‘bring under control’, later ‘give in to the control of, surrender to’ (abandon (sense 3 of the verb)).

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › abandonABANDON Synonyms: 217 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

   www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › abandon

   • Cached

   Synonyms for ABANDON: indulge, surrender, yield, give up, deliver, overdo, revel, bask; Antonyms of ABANDON: deny, forego, refrain (from), forgo, restrain, check, eschew, inhibit.

3. www.thesaurus.com › browse › abandon102 Synonyms & Antonyms for ABANDON | Thesaurus.com

   www.thesaurus.com › browse › abandon

   • Cached

   Find 102 different ways to say ABANDON, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › abandonABANDON - 73 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

   dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › abandon

   • Cached

   verb. These are words and phrases related to abandon. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of abandon. She abandoned her child on the doorstep of the church. Abandon ship!. Synonyms. desert. forsake. leave. depart from.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › abandonedABANDONED Synonyms: 213 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

   www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › abandoned

   • Cached

   Synonyms for ABANDONED: deserted, disused, derelict, vacant, vacated, rejected, desolate, forsaken; Antonyms of ABANDONED: recovered, saved, reclaimed, redeemed, salvaged, restored, retrieved, rescued.

6. www.wordhippo.com › another-word-for › abandonWhat is another word for abandon - WordHippo

   www.wordhippo.com › another-word-for › abandon

   • Cached

   Find 3,756 synonyms for abandon and other similar words that you can use instead based on 20 separate contexts from our thesaurus.

7. www.powerthesaurus.org › abandonABANDON in Thesaurus: 1000+ Synonyms & Antonyms for ABANDON

   www.powerthesaurus.org › abandon

   • Cached

   What's the definition of Abandon in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Abandon meaning and usage.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › abandonABANDON Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

   www.collinsdictionary.com › abandon

   • Cached

   Synonyms for ABANDON in English: leave, strand, ditch, leave behind, walk out on, forsake, jilt, run out on, throw over, turn your back on, …