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a·ban·don
 abandon
- pronunciation:
baen
dn
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- abandon ship
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
abandoned, abandoning, abandons |
| definition 1: |
to leave (someone or something) with no intention of returning or taking up possession again.
They abandoned the old car in the ditch.He abandoned his family and moved far away.- synonyms:
- desert, forsake, reject, turn one's back on
- antonyms:
- keep, re-claim, retain
- similar words:
- drop, jettison, leave, maroon, repudiate
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| definition 2: |
to give up by withdrawing from.
The families were forced to abandon the village that had been their home.The army abandoned the fort.
- synonyms:
- forsake
- antonyms:
- re-claim
- similar words:
- give up, relinquish, scuttle, surrender, turn one's back on
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| definition 3: |
to stop pursuing (an activity, goal, or the like); give up; relinquish.
He abandoned his dream of becoming an actor.They abandoned the project when they realized it was too costly.- synonyms:
- forsake, give up, relinquish
- similar words:
- renounce
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| definition 4: |
to allow (oneself) to be taken over completely by emotions or impulses.
He abandoned himself to hysteria.- synonyms:
- surrender
- antonyms:
- compose, recompose
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| related words: |
abjure, back out of, bolt, chuck, desert, discontinue, disown, escape, jilt, let down, let slide, maroon, neglect, quit, scrap, vacate, waive, yield |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
freedom from restraint or inhibition.
The Mardi Gras crowds danced in the streets with abandon.He rode the horse with reckless abandon.- synonyms:
- freedom, intemperance, spontaneity, wantonness
- antonyms:
- continence, restraint, self-control, self-restraint
- similar words:
- élan, enthusiasm, impetuosity
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| definition 2: |
a state in which emotions or impulses control one completely.
She shrieked and waved her arms in abandon.- synonyms:
- surrender
- antonyms:
- composure
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| related words: |
license, passion |
| phrase: |
abandon ship |
| derivation: |
abandonment (n.) |
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