Synonyms of the word abandon


ABANDONDESERT - DESOLATE - DISCARD - DISPOSE - EMPTY - FLING - FORSAKE - LEAVE - PASSION - PASSIONATENESS - TOSS - UNCONSTRAINT - UNRESTRAINT - VACATE - WANTONNESS - WILDNESS

abandon

  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To subdue; to take control of.
  • v. (transitive) To give up control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
  • v. (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to…
  • v. (transitive) To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
  • v. (transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming…
  • v. (transitive) To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
  • n. A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation…
  • n. (obsolete) abandonment; relinquishment.
  • adv. (obsolete, not comparable) Freely; entirely.

desert

  • n. (usually in the plural) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
  • n. A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
  • n. (figuratively) Any barren place or situation.
  • adj. Abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited; usually of a place.
  • v. To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary…
  • v. To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.

desolate

  • adj. Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
  • adj. Barren and lifeless.
  • adj. Made unfit for habitation or use; laid waste; neglected; destroyed.
  • adj. Dismal or dreary.
  • adj. Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
  • v. To deprive of inhabitants.
  • v. To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
  • v. To abandon or forsake something. (Can we verify([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English…
  • v. To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.

discard

  • v. (transitive) to throw away, to reject.
  • v. (intransitive, card games) To make a discard; to throw out a card.
  • v. To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
  • n. Anything discarded.
  • n. A discarded playing card in a card game.

dispose

  • v. (intransitive, used with "of") To eliminate or to get rid of something.
  • v. To distribute and put in place.
  • v. To deal out; to assign to a use.
  • v. To incline.
  • v. (obsolete) To bargain; to make terms.
  • v. (obsolete) To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.

empty

  • adj. Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
  • adj. (computing, programming) Containing no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having…
  • adj. (obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
  • adj. Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
  • adj. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
  • adj. Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
  • adj. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
  • adj. (obsolete) Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.
  • adj. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
  • v. (intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
  • n. A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

fling

  • n. An act of throwing, often violently.
  • n. An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
  • n. An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
  • n. A short, often sexual, relationship.
  • n. (figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").
  • n. (obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
  • n. A kind of dance.
  • n. (obsolete) A trifing matter; an object of contempt.
  • v. (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  • v. (intransitive, archaic) To throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence…
  • v. (intransitive, archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce.
  • v. (intransitive, archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer.

forsake

  • v. To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce.

leave

  • v. (heading, transitive) To have a consequence or remnant.
  • v. (heading) To depart; to separate from.
  • v. (heading) To transfer something.
  • v. (intransitive, obsolete) To remain (behind); to stay.
  • v. (transitive, archaic) To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
  • n. (cricket) The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
  • n. (billiards) The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether…
  • n. Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
  • n. (dated or law) Permission.
  • n. (dated) Farewell, departure.
  • v. (transitive) To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
  • v. (intransitive, rare) To produce leaves or foliage.
  • v. (obsolete) To raise; to levy.

passion

  • n. Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or hate.
  • n. Fervor, determination.
  • n. An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
  • n. sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional.
  • n. (Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
  • n. A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
  • n. (obsolete) Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
  • n. (obsolete) The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition;…
  • n. (obsolete) Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external…
  • n. (obsolete) An innate quality, property, or attribute of a thing.
  • n. (obsolete) Disorder of the mind; madness.
  • v. (obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
  • v. (transitive) To give a passionate character to.

passionateness

  • n. The condition of being passionate.
  • n. A passionate act.

toss

  • n. A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
  • n. (cricket, soccer) The toss of a coin before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before…
  • n. (Britain, slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
  • v. To throw with an initial upward direction.
  • v. To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
  • v. To agitate; to make restless.
  • v. To subject to trials; to harass.
  • v. To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
  • v. (informal) To discard: to toss out.
  • v. To stir or mix (a salad).
  • v. (Britain, slang) To masturbate.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables…
  • v. (intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
  • v. (intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
  • v. (obsolete) To keep in play; to tumble over.
  • v. (rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle…

unconstraint

  • n. Freedom from constraint.

unrestraint

  • n. Lack of restraint; the quality of being unrestrained.

vacate

  • v. To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.
  • v. To leave an office or position.
  • v. To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
  • v. To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural…

wantonness

  • n. (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in…
  • n. (countable, dated) A particular wanton act.

wildness

  • n. the quality of being wild or untamed.

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