abandons
Walks away from
Abandons is the act of leaving behind or giving up completely.
A person abandons a sinking ship, a project, or a child.
She abandons caution when she's excited.
The word carries weight—to abandon suggests finality and often negligence or betrayal, unlike merely leaving or stopping.
forsake
Abandon completely
- desertTo leave behind completely
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- discardDeliberately throw out
jilt · ditch · dump · disown · renounce · leave · quit · vacate · maroon · strand
relinquish
Voluntarily give up control
concede · resign · forgo · waive · release · capitulate · submit · abdicate · renounce · forfeit
- let downdisappoints, fails, betrays, deflates, saddens
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
pursuit/continuation
abandonscontinues
Proceeds without stopping
maintains · pursues · sees through · sustains · carries on
- abandon shipEvacuate a sinking vessel
- abandoned houseDwelling left uninhabited
- family abandonmentLeaving dependents without support
- reckless abandonComplete disregard for consequences
- abandoning shipFleeing a failing vessel
- abandoned buildingUnoccupied structure left behind
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