Entry Word: abandon

Function: noun

Meaning: carefree freedom from constraint <added spices to the stew with complete abandon>

Synonyms abandonment, ease, lightheartedness, naturalness, spontaneity, unrestraint

Related Words ardor, enthusiasm, exuberance, fervor, spirit, warmth, zeal; carelessness, heedlessness, impulsiveness, indiscretion, insouciance, recklessness, thoughtlessness; excess, excessiveness, immoderacy, incontinence, indulgence, intemperance, licentiousness, permissiveness, wantonness, wildness

Near Antonyms embarrassment, reserve, reticence, self-consciousness, uneasiness; inhibition, repression, self-restraint, suppression; carefulness, discreetness, discretion, heedfulness; discipline, self-control, self-discipline, willpower

Antonyms constraint, restraint