1
as in to indulge
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
more than ready to abandon himself to a life of complete idleness for the duration of his vacation
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2
as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own
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3
as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch
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4
as in to discontinue
to stop doing (something) permanently
marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago
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as in abandonment
carefree freedom from constraint
added spices to the stew with complete abandon
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Recent Examples of abandon
Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has consistently called on Iran, which is the chief sponsor of Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi militants in Yemen, to abandon its nuclear program or face a reckoning.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
The unrestrained energy and overloaded abandon of Wolfe’s prose is inconceivable without the immediate precedent of Kerouac.
—Geoff Dyer, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
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Verb
This could mean abandoning habits, routines or systems that no longer serve us.
—Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has consistently called on Iran, which is the chief sponsor of Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi militants in Yemen, to abandon its nuclear program or face a reckoning.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
Is this the sound of happy abandon, or of the morning after?
—Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
The unrestrained energy and overloaded abandon of Wolfe’s prose is inconceivable without the immediate precedent of Kerouac.
—Geoff Dyer, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandon
Verb
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Pileggi can’t write outside of his own sandbox, which means that DeNiro indulges the usual nefariousness.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 Mar. 2025
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Go the practical route and indulge her with a new pan from one of our favorite brands.—
Brie Schwartz,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2025
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The department did not say how much money is left of the total $189 billion approved.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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With few options left, Adam begins considering and concocting ways to enact vengeance, but Basem, having been down that rageful path, advises him otherwise.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Television Critics Association has canceled its summer press tour, the org announced to members on Wednesday.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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About 1,200 jobs are expected to be cut at NIH as part of the layoffs at the Health and Human Services Department, and the administration also has canceled hundreds of NIH grants to scientists around the country.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Upgradable laptop vendor Framework is temporarily discontinuing certain base-model systems.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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The automaker discontinued a few features—OnStar Remote Access is no longer free for the first three years—and reconfigured some of the equipment packages.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Volunteers advocate for children who have been removed from their home from either abuse, abandonment or neglect.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Over the past week, the attorneys laid out their case that childhood abuse by his father and an uncle left Ramos battered and traumatized, while his mother’s departure for Singapore to find work resulted in powerful feelings of abandonment.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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Read Next South Carolina Blind dog surrendered when owner couldn’t care for her.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Former Rams great Andrew Whitworth is spearheading a push to shine a spotlight on NFL offensive linemen, a position group that often gets attention for the wrong reasons — surrendering a sack or getting flagged for a penalty.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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The series, working with plenty of time never forsakes a standard television clip.—
Anthony Paletta,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yet, despite the mountain of evidence to the contrary, Frisby argues that the competitive market should be forsaken, and utilities should be allowed back into the generation game.—
Mary Beth Tung,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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January/February’s installment was also scrapped for financial reasons (though the Los Angeles wildfires would have canceled the tour anyway).—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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The bill passed in the Senate last session and was included in an original continuing resolution in the House but was scrapped during negotiations.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Abandon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandon. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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