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abandoner

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Synonyms & Antonyms of abandoner

as in dropout, leaver

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for abandoner

come-outer,
dropout,
leaver

betrayer,
double-crosser,
quisling,
traitor,
traitress
(or traitoress),
turnabout,
turncoat

defier,
insurgent,
insurrectionary,
insurrectionist,
mutineer,
rebel,
red,
revolter,
revolutionary,
revolutionist,
revolutionizer

apostate,
defector,
deserter,
recreant,
renegade

discontent,
malcontent

recusant,
refusenik
(also refusnik),
refuser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for abandoner

loyalist

adherent,
disciple,
follower,
supporter

fanatic,
militant,
partisan
(also partizan),
zealot

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“Abandoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandoner. Accessed 11 Apr. 2021.

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