ABANDONMENTS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word abandonments. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for ABANDONMENTS
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desertion | nounn | |||||||
noun • withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility • the act of giving something up | ||||||||
defection | nounn | |||||||
noun • withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility • the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) | ||||||||
abdication | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal resignation and renunciation of powers • the act of abdicating | ||||||||
abjuration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion | ||||||||
abnegation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | ||||||||
abrogation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | ||||||||
cession | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of ceding | ||||||||
dereliction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tendency to be negligent and uncaring • willful negligence | ||||||||
forsaking | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of forsaking • the act of giving something up | ||||||||
rejection | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of rejecting something • the state of being rejected • (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign • the speech act of rejecting | ||||||||
relinquishment | nounn | |||||||
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. | ||||||||
renunciation | nounn | |||||||
noun • rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid • the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) • an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned • the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) | ||||||||
resignation | nounn | |||||||
noun • acceptance of despair • the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) • a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign | ||||||||
surrender | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
abandoning | verbv | |||||||
noun • the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity verb • forsake, leave behind • give up with the intent of never claiming again • leave behind empty; move out of • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||||||||
demission | nounn | |||||||
noun • Resignation; abdication. |