abandon

/əbˈændən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. forsake, leave behind
   “We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot”
2. give up with the intent of never claiming again
   “Abandon your life to God”
3. leave behind empty; move out of
   “You must vacate your office by tonight”
4. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
   “He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage”
5. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
   “The mother deserted her children”

noun

1. the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
   “she danced with abandon”
2. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
   “the wildness of his anger”

Synonyms for abandon

• give up
• vacate
• empty
• forsake
• desolate
• desert
• wantonness
• unconstraint
• wildness

Words that rhyme with abandon

• branden
• brandon
• escandon
• glandon
• landen
• landon
• morandan
• nederlanden
• sanden
• standen
• tandon
• vanden
• vanderzanden