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abandonment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of abandonment

1 carefree freedom from constraint

  • sang at the top of her lungs with complete abandonment in the shower
Synonyms of abandonment

abandon, ease, lightheartedness, naturalness, spontaneity, spontaneousness, unconstraint, uninhibitedness, unrestraint
Words Related to abandonment

ardor, enthusiasm, exuberance, fervor, spirit, warmth, zeal, zealotry, zealousness

carelessness, heedlessness, impulsiveness, impulsivity, indiscretion, insouciance, recklessness, thoughtlessness

unself-consciousness

casualness, offhandedness

excess, excessiveness, immoderacy, incontinence, indulgence, intemperance, licentiousness, permissiveness, wantonness, wildness

blank check, carte blanche, free hand
Near Antonyms of abandonment

embarrassment, reserve, reticence, self-consciousness, uneasiness

inhibition, repression, self-restraint, suppression

carefulness, discreetness, discretion, heedfulness

discipline, self-command, self-control, self-denial, self-discipline, self-mastery, willpower
Antonyms of abandonment

constraint, restraint

2 the act of abandoning

  • the law says abandonment by the owner of any building for more than a year entitles the city to sell it
Synonyms of abandonment

dereliction, desertion, forsaking
Words Related to abandonment

defection

tergiversation

discard, dumping, jettisoning
Near Antonyms of abandonment

retention

recoupment, repossession, retrieval
Antonyms of abandonment

reclamation

3 the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to

  • the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment
Synonyms of abandonment

abortion, calling, calling off, cancellation (also cancelation), dropping, recall, recision, repeal, rescission, revocation
Words Related to abandonment

annulment, invalidation, neutralization, nullification, voidance

abolishment, abolition, ending, halting, stopping, termination

giving up, relinquishment, surrender

reversal, rollback
Near Antonyms of abandonment

beginning, commencement, initiation

engagement, undertaking
Antonyms of abandonment

continuation

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