| 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
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Antonyms: |
cherish, defend, keep, pursue, retain, support
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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