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. 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.

2. Orson Welles:

   Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.

3. 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.

4. 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!

5. French President Francois Hollande:

   I understand the feeling of isolation and abandonment that some of out compatriots in the countryside feel.