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abandon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wildness |
| Type of | passion, passionateness |
abandon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unconstraint, wantonness |
| Type of | unrestraint |
she danced with abandon.
abandon::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | give up |
| Has types | relinquish, foreswear, quit, renounce |
| Derivation | abandonment |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cast aside, cast away, cast out, toss away, put away, toss out, chuck out, toss, discard, dispose, throw out, throw away, fling |
| Has types | throw overboard, ditch, give up, chuck, forfeit, waive, consign, forgo, dispense with, forego |
| Derivation | abandonment |
We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot.
Examples of abandon
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Women have also turned on the PM this year, but they were slower to abandon her.
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They abandon their fussy dietary habits and will eat almost any plant they find.
From the newscientist.com
Will I abandon my headphones, docks or other listening apparatus for the Groove?
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You could decide to abandon drawdown and buy an annuity with your remaining pot.
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Far from building on their advantage, most of the batsmen attacked with abandon.
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He insisted he would not abandon his White House bid because of the allegations.
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Conversely, the value of a minority language is diminished as people abandon it.
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They rushed shots and, while they ran with abandon, did not play with direction.
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Mitsubishi Motors plans to abandon its failed policy of pursuing the mainstream.
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- Forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
- The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
- Give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
- Wildness: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
- Vacate: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
- Stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
- Abandon is an American thriller film released by Paramount Pictures in the US and Touchstone Pictures internationally in 2002. Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, Abandon stars Katie Holmes as a college student whose boyfriend (played by Charlie Hunnam) disappeared two years previously. ...
- Abandon is an album by Deep Purple released in 1998.
- Abandon is an American Christian rock band from San Antonio, Texas. The group has five members: brothers Josh (lead vocals) and Justin Engler (guitar), cousins Stevan (guitar) and Dave Vela (drums), and Bryan Fowler (bass). ...
