Antonyms for abandonmentaban·don·ment

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1. abandonmentnoun

   Careless freedom or ease; abandon.

   Synonyms:
   nonchalance

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1. abandonment

   Antonyms:
   apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, guard, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindication

   Synonyms:
   betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender

Matched Categories

1. • Disposal
   • Withdrawal

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1. abandonment, forsaking, desertionnoun

   the act of giving something up

   Synonyms:
   defection, forsaking, giving up, desertion

2. desertion, abandonment, defectionnoun

   withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

   "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

   Synonyms:
   renunciation, defection, forsaking, apostasy, desertion

3. abandonmentnoun

   the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

   Synonyms:
   defection, forsaking, desertion

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1. abandonmentnoun

   Antonyms:
   retention, continuance, maintenance, persistence

   Synonyms:
   desertion, relinquishment, dereliction, reprobation, surrender, evacuation, rejection, abdication

How to use abandonment in a sentence?

1. German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel:

   With the rejection of the rules of the euro zone ... negotiations about a programme worth billions are barely conceivable, tsipras and his government are leading the Greek people on a path of bitter abandonment and hopelessness.

2. Teruhiko Mashiko:

   The view that it is not dignified as a human to simply be kept alive by medical treatment is becoming more common, cALLOUS ABANDONMENT.

3. Paul. F. Meekin:

   I like cooking, maybe because for me it is actually quite an aggressive and controlling activity so it fits my character quite well. Moreover there is sometimes a small element of force-feeding going on after I cook, I care nothing for people who cry out NO MORE! Yes its true cooking for me is a little like going to war. It is entered into with a total abandonment of reason and a lack of safety of everyone around!

4. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   For the North Korean issue, I'd like to underscore the importance of achieving the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization, as well as the abandonment of missile programs of North Korea.

5. Le Drian:

   This extraordinary decision reflects the exceptional seriousness of the announcements made on September 15 by Australia and the United States, the abandonment of the ocean-class submarine project that Australia and France had been working on since 2016 and the announcement of a new partnership with United States aimed at studying the possibility of future cooperation on nuclear-powered submarines constitute unacceptable behavior among allies and partners ; their consequences affect the very concept we have of our alliances, our partnerships, and the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Europe.

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