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abandon

Entry Word:: abandon
Function:: noun

Text: carefree freedom from constraint<added spices to the stew with complete abandon>Synonymsabandonment, ease, lightheartedness, naturalness, spontaneity, unrestraintRelated Wordsardor, enthusiasm, exuberance, fervor, spirit, warmth, zeal; carelessness, heedlessness, impulsiveness, indiscretion, insouciance, recklessness, thoughtlessness; excess, excessiveness, immoderacy, incontinence, indulgence, intemperance, licentiousness, permissiveness, wantonness, wildnessNear Antonymsembarrassment, reserve, reticence, self-consciousness, uneasiness; inhibition, repression, self-restraint, suppression; carefulness, discreetness, discretion, heedfulness; discipline, self-control, self-discipline, willpowerAntonymsconstraint, restraint

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