MAINTAINING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word maintaining. (opposite meanings)

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	disregarding
	adverb • in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
	forsaking				verbv
	noun • the act of forsaking • the act of giving something up
	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.
	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
	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
	ignoring				verbv
	verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • fail to notice • give little or no attention to • be ignorant of or in the dark about
	neglecting				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • lack of attention and due care • the state of something that has been unused and neglected • willful lack of care and attention • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances verb • leave undone or leave out • fail to do something; leave something undone • fail to attend to • give little or no attention to
	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
	abandon				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