There are days where I feel like my brain wants to abandon me.
Source: tatoeba (1830)
Abandon
/əˈbæn.dən/
Synonyms for "abandon" (510 found)
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Closest matches (102)
Verb(19 words)
abandonmentabjectionabjureabortabscondacknowledge defeatardencyardorbackback outbeat a retreatbeg a trucebeg offbelayboundlessnessbow outbreak the habitbrush asidebrush offbury
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cancelcapitulatecareless abandoncarelessnesscastcast asidecast awaycast offcasualnessceasecedechuckclimbcome to termscommitmentcommittednessconcedecorruptednesscorruptioncorruptnesscrazecry offcry paxcry quitscursorinesscutcut it outdebasementdecadencedecadencydedicationdeep sixdeep-sixdefectdegeneracydegeneratenessdegenerationdegradationdeliriumdemoralizationdenydepartdepart fromdepravationdepravednessdepravitydesertdesistdespairdevotednessdevotiondevoutness
Noun(11 words)
Strong matches (153)
Noun(14 words)
dilapidationdiscarddiscard bindiscard termdisusesditch networkditch networksditchesditchingforsakeforsakingforswearingindulgejettisoning
disappeardiscarddiscontinuedisgorgedismissdispense withdispose ofdisregardfulnessdissipationdissolutenessdisuseditchdo withoutdropdrop itdrop outdrop the subjectdumpearnestnessease
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easinessecstasyegregiousnesseighty sixeighty-sixeliminateendenormousnessevacuateexaggerationexcessexcessivenessexorbitanceexorbitancyextravaganceextravagancyextremeextremesextremismextremityexuberancefabulousnessfacilityfailfaithfaithfulnessfervencyfervidnessfervorfidelityfirefire and furyforgetforget about itforget itforgetfulnessforgoforsakeforswearfreedomfrenzyfunfurorfurorefurygamesget along withoutget quit ofget rid ofget shut ofgiantismgigantismgivegive awaygive overgive upgluttonygo back ongoldbrickgoof offhalthand overhastinesshave done withheartinessheatheatednessheedlessnessholdhyperbolehypertrophyhysteriaimmoderacyimmoderatenessimmoderationimpassionednessimplore mercyimpulsivenessinconsideratenessinconsiderationincontinenceindifferenceindisciplineinordinacyinordinanceinordinatenessinsoucianceintemperanceintemperatenessintensityintentnessintoxicationirrepressibilityjettisonjilt
Verb(22 words)
discard place value materialsdiscard progressdiscard unused itemsdiscontinuediscontinuesdismiss a proposaldispense withdisusingditcheddropemptyforesworeforgoforletforsakesforsookforsweargive an examplejettisonedjettisons
Related words (255)
Noun(31 words)
jiltingjiltsjunksleavingleftmarooningmaroonsneglectneglect of traditionneglect studyneglect usageorphanorphaningorphansoutgrowingpull out ofrelinquishrelinquishmentrenounceromanian defect
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jumpjunkkickkisskiss good byekiss good-byeknock it offlack of foresightlaxitylaxnesslay asidelay bylay offlazinessleaveleave behindleave flatleave loose endsleave offleave undone
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let alonelet belet danglelet golet it golet sliplibertylicenselicentiousnessloosenessloyaltylurchmadnessmake a sacrificemalingermaroonmissmonstrousnessmoral pollutionmoral turpitudenaturalnessnimietynoncoercionnonintimidationoblivionoffhandednessomitorgasmorgyoutrageousnessoverdevelopmentovergreatnessovergrowthoverindulgenceoverlargenessovermuchovermuchnesspart withpasspass overpass uppassionpassionatenessperfunctorinesspermissivenessplaypray for quarterpretermitprocrastinateprofligacypullpull outpush asideput asidequitquit coldquitclaimradicalismrageraiseraptureravishmentrecantrecklessnessrefrainregardlessnessrejectrelinquishremoverenderrender uprenegerenouncereprobacyrepudiateresignresolutionretireretractretreatreverseridriotousnessrottennessrun out onsacrificesay goodbye tosay unclescrapscrubsecedeseriousnessset asidesevershakeshedshirkshrug offsignsincerityskipslacksloughsneeze atsparespiritspontaneitysportsprezzaturastand downstaystopsuccumbsupersedesurrenderswear offtactlessnesstake leave oftake the pledgetearing passionterminatethink nothing ofthoughtlessnessthrowthrow awaythrow offthrow outthrow overthrow overboardthrow upthrust asidetoo muchtoo-muchnesstoss overboardtowering ragetransporttrifleturn away fromturn upturpitudeunconscionablenessunconstrainedunconstraintuncontrolunduenessunheedfulnessuninhibitednessunmindfulnessunpreparednessunreadinessunreasonablenessunreserveunrestrainednessunrestraintunrulinessunsolicitousnessunsolicitudeunstrictnessunthinkingnessvacatevanishvehemencevoidwaivewantonnesswarmthwildnesswithdrawyieldyield the palmzeal
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9 entriesCollocations
10 entriesabandoned buildingabandoned projectabandonment of plansabandonment of propertyabandonment planabandonment policyabandonment ratechild abandonmentemotional abandonmentproperty abandonment
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
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10 entriesSample sentences
22 total sentences available.
We made a pact that we wouldn't abandon one another.
Source: tatoeba (23001)
We had to abandon our plan.
Source: tatoeba (23025)
The girl had to abandon the idea of becoming a singer.
Source: tatoeba (46464)
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