abandon

1. The trait of lacking restraint or control;
   Reckless freedom from inhibition or worry (synset 104892593)
   "she danced with abandon"
   is a type of: unrestraint - the quality of lacking restraint
   same as: unconstraint, wantonness
2. A feeling of extreme emotional intensity (synset 107496363)
   "the wildness of his anger"
   is a type of: passion, passionateness - a strong feeling or emotion
   same as: wildness

1. Forsake, leave behind (synset 202232813)
   "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
   is a type of: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out - throw or cast away
   subtypes:

   • chuck, ditch - throw away
   • dispense with - forgo or do or go without
   • forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive - lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
   • consign - commit forever; commit irrevocably
2. Give up with the intent of never claiming again (synset 202232523)
   "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"
   subtypes: foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce - turn away from; give up
   same as: give up
3. Leave behind empty;
   Move out of (synset 202080923)
   "You must vacate your office by tonight"
   is a type of: go away, go forth, leave - go away from a place
   same as: empty, vacate
4. Stop maintaining or insisting on;
   Of ideas or claims (synset 200614907)
   "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
   subtypes: sell out - abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain
   same as: give up
   verb group:

   • ease up, give, give way, move over, yield - move in order to make room for someone for something
   • break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way - break down, literally or metaphorically
5. Leave someone who needs or counts on you;
   Leave in the lurch (synset 200615748)
   "The mother deserted her children"
   is a type of: leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
   subtypes:

   • expose - abandon by leaving out in the open air
   • walk out - leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval
   • ditch - forsake
   • maroon, strand - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
   same as: desert, desolate, forsake

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