Synonyms of abandoning

abandoning

verb

present participle of abandon

1

as in surrendering

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly

more than ready to abandon himself to a life of complete idleness for the duration of his vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrendering
• indulging
• yielding
• delivering
• overdoing
• reveling
• giving up
• overindulging
• revelling
• basking
• luxuriating
• rolling
• wallowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• eschewing
• forgoing
• foregoing
• restraining
• checking
• inhibiting
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• forbearing

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• denying
• eschewing
• forgoing
• foregoing
• restraining
• checking
• inhibiting
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• forbearing

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2

as in leaving

to cause to remain behind

abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• forsaking
• deserting
• dumping
• stranding
• ditching
• marooning
• discarding
• jettisoning
• quitting
• relinquishing
• flinging
• renouncing
• shedding
• scrapping
• ignoring
• sacrificing
• junking
• escaping
• walking away from
• rejecting
• vacating
• disowning
• abjuring
• repudiating
• surrendering
• walking out on
• forgetting
• neglecting
• disregarding
• throwing away
• distancing
• yielding
• delivering
• throwing out
• cutting off
• giving up
• handing over
• shucking (off)
• retreating (from)
• withdrawing (from)
• taking off (from)
• separating (from)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retaining
• owning
• having
• keeping
• reclaiming
• holding
• possessing
• reserving
• withholding
• saving
• rescuing
• harboring
• redeeming

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• retaining
• owning
• having
• keeping
• reclaiming
• holding
• possessing
• reserving
• withholding
• saving
• rescuing
• harboring
• redeeming

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3

as in canceling

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canceling
• cancelling
• scrapping
• revoking
• aborting
• repealing
• rescinding
• withdrawing
• recalling
• dropping
• scrubbing
• reversing
• terminating
• calling
• suspending
• halting
• invalidating
• abrogating
• nullifying
• retracting
• discontinuing
• calling off
• ending
• interrupting
• annulling
• relinquishing
• stopping
• voiding
• recanting
• crying off
• surrendering
• countermanding
• taking back
• writing off
• rolling back
• breaking off
• holding back
• giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• keeping
• starting
• engaging
• initiating
• beginning
• promising
• commencing
• pledging
• undertaking
• taking up
• taking on

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• continuing
• keeping
• starting
• engaging
• initiating
• beginning
• promising
• commencing
• pledging
• undertaking
• taking up
• taking on

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4

as in discontinuing

to stop doing (something) permanently

marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discontinuing
• quitting
• dropping
• ending
• finishing
• ceasing
• concluding
• halting
• closing
• giving up
• knocking off
• pausing
• terminating
• having done (with)
• hanging it up
• expiring
• laying off (of)
• packing (up or in)
• shutting off
• breaking off
• leaving off
• tapering off
• breaking up
• throwing up
• wrapping up
• winding up
• rounding (off or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintaining
• keeping
• continuing
• going
• keeping up
• renewing
• persevering
• preserving
• resuming
• staying
• holding on
• hanging on
• reopening
• hanging in
• starting
• persisting
• carrying on
• restarting
• beginning
• commencing
• running on
• following through (with)

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• maintaining
• keeping
• continuing
• going
• keeping up
• renewing
• persevering
• preserving
• resuming
• staying
• holding on
• hanging on
• reopening
• hanging in
• starting
• persisting
• carrying on
• restarting
• beginning
• commencing
• running on
• following through (with)

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