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| NOUN | 1 | abandon, wantonness, unconstraint | The trait of lacking restraint or control |
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| 2 | abandon, wildness | A feeling of extreme emotional intensity | |
| VERB | 1 | abandon | Forsake, leave behind |
| 2 | abandon, give up | Stop maintaining or insisting on | |
| 3 | abandon, give up | Give up with the intent of never claiming again | |
| 4 | abandon, vacate, empty | Leave behind empty | |
| 5 | abandon, forsake, desolate, desert | Leave someone who needs or counts on you |
| Sounds | ahbae'ndahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abbreviation, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| Meaning | The trait of lacking restraint or control. Reckless freedom from inhibition or worry. |
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| Examples | "she danced with abandon" |
| Synonyms | wantonness, unconstraint |
| Broader | unrestraint |
| Meaning | A feeling of extreme emotional intensity. |
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| Synonyms | wildness |
| Broader | passion, passionateness |
| Meaning | Forsake, leave behind. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" |
| Broader | discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away |
| Narrower | chuck, ditch; dispense with; forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo; consign |
| Nouns | abandonment |
| Meaning | Stop maintaining or insisting on. Of ideas or claims. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage" |
| Synonyms | give up |
| Similar to | move over, give way, give, ease up, yield; collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder |
| Nouns | abandonment |
| Meaning | Give up with the intent of never claiming again. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "Abandon your life to God" |
| Synonyms | give up |
| Narrower | foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish |
| Nouns | abandonment |
| Meaning | Leave behind empty. Move out of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | vacate, empty |
| Broader | leave, go forth, go away |
| Meaning | Leave someone who needs or counts on you. Leave in the lurch. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | forsake, desolate, desert |
| Broader | leave |
| Narrower | expose; walk out; ditch; maroon, strand |
| Nouns | abandonment |
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