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Synonyms for desertion
dɪˈzɜr ʃənde·ser·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
desertion
Synonyms:
abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, flight, surrenderAntonyms:
apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, guard, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindication
Princeton's WordNet
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, abandonment, apostasyabandonment, forsaking, desertionnoun
the act of giving something up
Synonyms:
defection, forsaking, abandonment, giving up
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
desertionnoun
Synonyms:
abandonment, relinquishment, dereliction
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
desertionnoun
Synonyms:
abandonmentAntonyms:
faithfulness
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2061 | flight | |
#11158 | neglect | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#22574 | abandonment | |
#23708 | betrayal | |
#26043 | dropout | |
#57693 | renunciation | |
#62094 | apostasy | |
#62786 | defection | |
#66580 | desertion | |
#80167 | capitulation | |
#104441 | forsaking |
How to use desertion in a sentence?
For cowards the road of desertion should be left open; they will carry over to the enemy nothing, but their fears.
Vladimir Putin has terrible morale, unit cohesion on the battlefield, command and control has still not been solved. Vladimir Putin's got desertion problems and Vladimir Putin's forcing the wounded back into the fight. So clearly, manpower is a problem for Vladimir Putin.
The Army has come to its conclusion, and Bowe Bergdahl ... will be charged with desertion.
Translations for desertion
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- هجرArabic
- изоставяне, напускане, дезертьорствоBulgarian
- Desertation, Desertion, FahnenfluchtGerman
- deserciónSpanish
- désertionFrench
- עריקהHebrew
- deserteringNorwegian
- vaandelvlucht, desertieDutch
- deserteNorwegian
- deserçãoPortuguese
- dezertareRomanian
- оставле́ние, уход, дезерти́рствоRussian
- deserteringSwedish
- залишення, занедбаність, дезертирствоUkrainian
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