| Main Entry: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave behind, relinquish |
Synonyms: |
abdicate, back out, bail out, bow out, chicken out, cop out, cut loose, desert, discard, discontinue, ditch*, drop, drop out, duck*, dump*, dust*, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leave, leg it, let go, opt out, pull out, quit, run out on, screw*, ship out, stop, storm out, surrender, take a powder, take a walk, throw over, vacate, walk out on, wash hands of, withdraw, yield |
Antonyms: |
cherish, defend, keep, pursue, retain, support |
| Main Entry: | collapse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall apart, break down |
Synonyms: |
belly up, bend, break, cave in, conk out, crack up, crumple, deflate, disintegrate, droop, drop, exhaust, fail, faint, fall down, flag, flake out, fold, founder, give, give in, give out, give way, go to pieces, go*, keel over, languish, shatter, subside, succumb, tire, topple, weaken, weary, wilt, yield |
Antonyms: |
build, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | succumb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die or surrender |
Synonyms: |
accede, bow, break down, buckle, capitulate, cave, cave in, cease, collapse, croak, decease, defer, demise, depart, drop, eat crow, expire, fall, fall victim to, flake out, fold, give in, give in to, give out, give up the ghost, give way, go, go down, go under, knuckle, knuckle under, meet waterloo, pack it in, pass, pass away, perish, quit, show white flag, submit, take the count, throw in the towel, wilt, yield |
Antonyms: |
conquer, create, overcome, win |