| Main Entry: | abandoned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | left alone, deserted |
Synonyms: |
alone, cast aside, cast away, deserted, discarded, dissipated, dropped, dumped, eighty-sixed, eliminated, empty, forgotten, forsaken, given up, godforsaken, jilted, left, left in the cold, left in the lurch, neglected, on the rocks, outcast, passed up, pigeon-holed, rejected, relinquished, shunned, side-tracked, sidelined, unoccupied, vacant, vacated |
Antonyms: |
adopted, cherished, defended, maintained, supported |
| Main Entry: | discard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abdicate, abjure, adios, banish, can*, cancel, cashier, cast aside, chuck, deep-six, desert, dispatch, dispense with, dispose of, dispossess, ditch, divorce, do away with, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, expel, forsake, free of, give up, have done with, jettison, junk*, oust, part with, protest, put by, reject, relinquish, remove, renounce, repeal, repudiate, scrap, shake off, shed, sweep away, throw away, throw out, throw overboard, toss aside, write off |
Antonyms: |
embrace, keep, retain |
| Main Entry: | omit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exclude, forget |
Synonyms: |
X-out, bar, blink at, bypass, cancel, cast aside, count out, cut, cut out, delete, discard, dismiss, disregard, drop, edit, eliminate, evade, except, fail, ignore, knock off, leave out, leave undone, let go, let slide, miss, miss out, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass by, pass over, preclude, prohibit, reject, repudiate, skip, slight, snip, trim, void, withhold |
Antonyms: |
add, enter, include, inject, insert, remember |
| Main Entry: | reject |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say no to |
Synonyms: |
burn*, cashier, cast aside, cast off, cast out, chuck, decline, deny, despise, disallow, disbelieve, discard, discount, discredit, disdain, dismiss, eliminate, exclude*, give thumbs down to, jettison, jilt, kill*, nix, not buy, pass by, pass on, pass up, put down, rebuff, refuse, renounce, repel, reprobate, repudiate, repulse, scoff, scorn, scout, scrap, second, shed, shoot down, shun, slough, spurn, throw away, throw out, turn down, veto |
Antonyms: |
accept, allow, approve, choose, ratify, sanction |
| Main Entry: | repel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push away; repulse |
Synonyms: |
beat back, beat off, brush off, buck, cast aside, chase away, check, confront, cool*, cut, decline, dismiss, disown, dispute, drive away, drive back, drive off, duel, fend off, fight, force back, force off, give cold shoulder to, hold back, hold off, keep at arm's length, keep at bay, keep off, kick, knock down, oppose, parry, push back, put down, put to flight, rebuff, rebut, refuse, reject, resist, stand up against, stave off, traverse, turn down, ward off, withstand |
Antonyms: |
attract, draw |
| Main Entry: | eighty-six |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
Synonyms: |
86, cast aside, cast off, chuck, discard, reject, throw away, throw out, toss out |
| Main Entry: | get rid of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discard |
Synonyms: |
assassinate, cast aside, chuck, cut, deep-six, dispose of, ditch, do away with, dump, eighty-six, eliminate, exclude, expel, exterminate, kill, omit, part with, reject, remove, slaughter, throw away, throw out |
| Main Entry: | neglected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slighted |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, affronted, cast aside, decayed, declined, deferred, depreciated, deserted, despised, deteriorated, disdained, dismissed, disregarded, evaded, forgotten, ignored, lapsed, omitted, overlooked, passed over, postponed, scorned, shunned, spurned, tossed aside, unconsidered, underestimated, undervalued, unheeded, unused, unwanted, unwatched |
Antonyms: |
cared for, considered, heeded, used |
| Main Entry: | lorn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abandoned |
Synonyms: |
alone, bereft, cast aside, cast away, derelict, deserted, desolate, discarded, dissipated, dropped, dumped, eighty-sixed, eliminated, empty, forgotten, forlorn, forsaken, given up, godforsaken, jilted, left, left in the cold, left in the lurch, neglected, on the rocks, outcast, passed up, pigeon-holed, rejected, relinquished, shunned, side-tracked, sidelined, unoccupied, vacant, vacated |