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abandon

noun

1 abandon

The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry:
— She danced with abandon.

synonyms: unconstraint, wantonness.

Roget 703: artlessness etc. adj.; nature, simplicity; innocence etc. 946; bonhomie, naivete, abandon, candor, sincerity; ... show more

Roget 682: activity; briskness, liveliness etc. adj.; animation, life, vivacity, spirit, dash, energy; snap, vim.    nimbleness, ... show more

Polish: bezprzytomność

2 abandon

A feeling of extreme emotional intensity.

synonym: wildness.

verb

1 abandon

Forsake, leave behind.

Roget 893: be secluded, live secluded etc. adj.; keep aloof, stand, hold oneself aloof, keep in the background, stand in the background; keep snug; shut oneself up; deny oneself, seclude oneself creep into a corner, rusticate, ... show more

Dutch: begeven, opgeven, verzaken

2 abandon

Give up with the intent of never claiming again:
— Abandon your life to God.

synonym: give up.

Roget 782: relinquish, give up, surrender, yield, cede; let go, let slip; spare, drop, resign, forego, renounce, abandon, expropriate, ... show more

Roget 859: despair; lose all hope, give up all hope, abandon all hope, relinquish all hope, lose the hope of, give up the hope of, abandon the hope of, relinquish the hope of; give up, give over; yield to despair; falter; despond ... show more

Dutch: abandonneren, afzien, hangen, loslaten, opgeven, prijsgeven, vaarwelzeggen, verlaten

3 abandon

Leave behind empty; move out of.

synonyms: empty, vacate.

Roget 293: depart; go away; take one's departure, set out; set off, march off, put off, start off, be off, move off, get off, whip off, pack off, go off, ... show more

4 abandon

Stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims:
— He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage.

synonym: give up.

Dutch: afschaffen, supprimeren

5 abandon

Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.

synonyms: desert, desolate, forsake.

Roget 624: relinquish, give up, abandon, desert, forsake, leave in the lurch; go back on; depart from, secede from, withdraw from; back out of; leave, quit, take leave of, ... show more

Roget 623: abstain, refrain, spare, not attempt; not do etc. 681; maintain the even tenor of one's way.    eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with; keep aloof keep off, stand aloof, ... show more

Dutch: verzaken


Moby thesaurus: abandonment, abjection, abjure, abort, abscond, acknowledge defeat, ardency, ardor, back out, beat a retreat, beg a truce, beg off, belay, boundlessness, bow out, break the habit, brush aside, brush off, cancel, capitulate ... show more.

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