"abandon" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: unrestraint - the quality of lacking restraint

same as: unconstraint, wantonness
is a type of: passion, passionateness - a strong feeling or emotion

same as: wildness

Verb

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
subtypes: foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce - turn away from; give up

same as: give up
is a type of: go away, go forth, leave - go away from a place

same as: empty, vacate
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
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