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Synonyms for desertion
dɪˈzɜr ʃənde·ser·tion

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  1. 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, apostasy

  2. abandonment, forsaking, desertionnoun

    the act of giving something up

    Synonyms:
    defection, forsaking, abandonment, giving up

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  1. desertionnoun

    Synonyms:
    abandonment, relinquishment, dereliction

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  1. desertionnoun

    Synonyms:
    abandonment

    Antonyms:
    faithfulness

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  1. List of paraphrases for "desertion":

    defection, dropout, drop-out, abandonment, neglect

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#2061flight
#11158neglect
#11564surrender
#22574abandonment
#23708betrayal
#26043dropout
#57693renunciation
#62094apostasy
#62786defection
#66580desertion
#80167capitulation
#104441forsaking

How to use desertion in a sentence?

  1. Tony Shaffer:

    The Army has come to its conclusion, and Bowe Bergdahl ... will be charged with desertion.

  2. John Kirby:

    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.

  3. Christian Nevell Bovee:

    For cowards the road of desertion should be left open; they will carry over to the enemy nothing, but their fears.


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