Synonyms for abandonment
aban·don·ment

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1. abandonmentnoun

   Careless freedom or ease; abandon.

   Synonyms:
   nonchalance

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1. abandonment

   Synonyms:
   betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender

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

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Disposal
   • Withdrawal

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1. abandonmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   abandoning, relinquishment, desertion, dereliction

2. abandonmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   renunciation, surrender, cession, resignation, abnegation, abjuration, rejection, ABDICATION

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1. abandonmentnoun

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

   Antonyms:
   retention, continuance, maintenance, persistence

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1. List of paraphrases for "abandonment":

   neglect, dropout, drop-out, discontinuance, desertion, surrender, discontinuation, quitting, abandoned, cessation, 'abandon, leaver, non-completion, abandon, relinquishment, renunciation, quit, grubbing-up, leaving, dereliction, closure

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How to use abandonment in a sentence?

1. Aldous Huxley:

   The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The proud man prefers self-reproach, however painful --because the reproached self isn't abandoned; it remains intact.

2. Elizabeth Ochoa:

   Every person has different levels of comfort with closeness and distance to each other, if both people are comfortable with living apart, it can work well—but if there is a mismatch, based on fears about abandonment, trust, or fidelity, then living apart will strain the relationship.

3. Scott C. Holstad:

   she dreams dreams wrapped in unknown skins. sweat scented covers are tossed aside in her urgency. she dreams recklessly of reckless abandonment in a dark, dank world.

4. Keith Ablow:

   Very often, these are people who have suffered abandonment at critical points in their lives earlier, sometimes during childhood.

5. German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel:

   Tsipras and his government are leading the Greek people on a path of bitter abandonment and hopelessness.