abandonments
Acts of leaving
Abandonments is the plural of abandonment—instances of giving something up completely or leaving it behind.
The word appears in legal and administrative contexts: The city recorded twelve property abandonments last quarter.
It can also describe emotional desertions: a childhood marked by repeated abandonments.
Unlawful military abandonments
- betrayalsBreaches of loyalty
- rejectionsFormal refusals given
- neglectFailure to provide care
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
loneliness · trauma · attachment · loss · heartbreak · isolation · wounds · trust
Unlawful abandonment of duty
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- departureAct of going away
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
emptiness · ruins · decay · dereliction · ghost towns · buildings · ships · vehicles
Formal giving up
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
disclaimer · cession · deed · title · conveyance · property · estate · rights
Ceases resistance formally
- capitulationsActs of giving in
- withdrawalsRemoval of deposited funds
- retreatsBacks off or sanctuaries
- cessationsActs of ending
discontinuations · terminations · halts · stoppages · quits · resignations · renunciations · abstentions
Official voidings of arrangements
- terminationsActs of bringing closure
- scrappingDiscarding as worthless
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
failures · pullouts · closures · shutdowns · halts · unfinished · incomplete · defunct
desertions
Unlawful military abandonments
- betrayalsBreaches of loyalty
- rejectionsFormal refusals given
- neglectFailure to provide care
forsaking · loneliness · trauma · attachment · loss · heartbreak · isolation · wounds · trust · relationships
desertion
Unlawful abandonment of duty
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- departureAct of going away
vacancy · emptiness · ruins · decay · dereliction · ghost towns · buildings · ships · vehicles · sites
relinquishment
Formal giving up
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
renunciation · disclaimer · cession · deed · title · conveyance · property · estate · rights · claim
surrenders
Ceases resistance formally
- capitulationsActs of giving in
- withdrawalsRemoval of deposited funds
- retreatsBacks off or sanctuaries
cessations · discontinuations · terminations · halts · stoppages · quits · resignations · renunciations · abstentions · retractions
cancellations
Official voidings of arrangements
- terminationsActs of bringing closure
- scrappingDiscarding as worthless
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
discontinuation · failures · pullouts · closures · shutdowns · halts · unfinished · incomplete · defunct · mothballed
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
- rejectionsno, rejection letter, refusal, denial letter, decline
abandonmentscommitments
Promises requiring follow-through
dedications · continuations · devotions · perseverances · adherences
abandonmentsretentions
Acts of keeping possession
reclamations · preservations · acquisitions · claims · maintenances
abandonmentsadoptions
Taking in as one's own
rescues · acceptances · welcomings · sheltering · custodies
- family abandonmentLeaving dependents without support
- fear of abandonmentDread of being left behind
- child abandonmentDeserting one's minor dependents
- abandonment traumaEmotional damage from desertion
- job abandonmentLeaving work without notice