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ABANDONING Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word abandoning. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word abandoning. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for ABANDONING

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forsaking
verbv
noun

• the act of forsaking

• the act of giving something up

leaving
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of departing

relinquishing
verbv
noun

• a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

• the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

abdicating
verbv
verb

• give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

deserting
verbv
noun

• (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

• arid land with little or no vegetation

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• leave behind

discarding
verbv
noun

• anything that is cast aside or discarded

• (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

• getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

verb

• throw or cast away

jettisoning
verbv
verb

• throw away, of something encumbering

• throw as from an airplane

quitting
verb, nounv, n
verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• give up or retire from a position

• go away or leave

• turn away from; give up

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

rejecting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

verb

• not accept something given or offered

• not accept as true

• deem wrong or inappropriate

• reject with contempt

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

renouncing
verbv
verb

• give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• turn away from; give up

• cast off

surrendering
verbv
noun

• acceptance of despair

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

verb

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• relinquish possession or control over

giving up
verbv
noun

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of forsaking

give up
verbv
verb

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

• put an end to a state or an activity

• give up what is not strictly needed

• part with a possession or right

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• relinquish possession or control over

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• stop consuming

desert
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

• arid land with little or no vegetation

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• leave behind

desolate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• crushed by grief

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• reduce in population

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

empty
adjectiveadj
adjective

• holding or containing nothing

noun

• a container that has been emptied

adjective satellite

• devoid of significance or force

• needing nourishment

• emptied of emotion

verb

• make void or empty of contents

• become empty or void of its content

• leave behind empty; move out of

• remove the contents of a container

• excrete or discharge from the body

forsake
verbv
verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

unconstraint
nounn
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

vacate
verbv
verb

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• leave behind empty; move out of

• cancel officially

wantonness
nounn
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• the quality of being lewd and lascivious

Best Hypernyms For ABANDONING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for abandoning, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
leave discard dispose fling passion passionateness toss unrestraint
Phrases (11)
cast asidecast awaycast outchuck outgo awaygo forthput awaythrow awaythrow outtoss awaytoss out

Alternatives for FORSAKING

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