Synonyms of abandons

abandons

verb

present tense third-person singular of abandon

1

as in indulges

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

• indulges
• surrenders
• yields
• delivers
• gives up
• revels
• basks
• overdoes
• overindulges
• wallows
• luxuriates
• rolls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• eschews
• forgoes
• foregoes
• inhibits
• refrains (from)
• abstains (from)
• restrains
• checks
• forbears

2

as in leaves

to cause to remain behind

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaves
• forsakes
• dumps
• deserts
• strands
• quits
• discards
• relinquishes
• walks away from
• escapes
• jettisons
• renounces
• flings
• ditches
• rejects
• ignores
• sheds
• maroons
• vacates
• surrenders
• disowns
• walks out on
• repudiates
• abjures
• forgets
• withdraws (from)
• throws away
• disregards
• neglects
• separates (from)
• delivers
• scraps
• retreats (from)
• takes off (from)
• throws out
• yields
• cuts off
• junks
• sacrifices
• gives up
• hands over
• shucks (off)
• distances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retains
• owns
• has
• possesses
• holds
• keeps
• reclaims
• harbors
• withholds
• reserves
• saves
• rescues
• redeems

3

as in cancels

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

the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cancels
• revokes
• aborts
• repeals
• scraps
• rescinds
• withdraws
• recalls
• suspends
• terminates
• halts
• reverses
• drops
• calls
• calls off
• scrubs
• invalidates
• ends
• abrogates
• nullifies
• retracts
• discontinues
• interrupts
• annuls
• recants
• stops
• cries off
• relinquishes
• voids
• surrenders
• writes off
• rolls back
• takes back
• countermands
• breaks off
• holds back
• gives up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• keeps
• begins
• engages
• promises
• starts
• initiates
• commences
• undertakes
• pledges
• takes on
• takes up

4

as in discontinues

to stop doing (something) permanently

marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discontinues
• quits
• drops
• ends
• ceases
• finishes
• concludes
• has done (with)
• packs (up or in)
• halts
• closes
• gives up
• expires
• pauses
• lays off (of)
• terminates
• knocks off
• hangs it up
• breaks off
• shuts off
• leaves off
• tapers off
• breaks up
• winds up
• throws up
• rounds (off or out)
• wraps up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintains
• continues
• keeps
• goes
• persists
• carries on
• keeps up
• runs on
• renews
• begins
• starts
• stays
• preserves
• hangs in
• hangs on
• perseveres
• resumes
• commences
• holds on
• reopens
• follows through (with)
• restarts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abandons

No More Harkening back to the classic storyline which introduced the world to Kingpin, this new card features art from Aniekan Udofia extremely reminiscent of the panel in which Spider-Man abandons his costume. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025

Escalating military pressure abandons the living hostages to their fate and leaves the bodies of those already dead buried forever in Gaza’s rubble. —Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025

Will abandons his students at the first sight of Agnes walking by the classroom window, and the two of them are sucking faces a minute later. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025

Here, the show abandons both its grasp of subtlety and its special effects acumen. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

In the velvety elegance of Paris, Jacques (Guillaume des Forêts, nearly a Timothée Chalamet look-alike), a floppy-haired painter, dissuades Marthe (Isabelle Weingarten) from jumping into the Seine when her fiancé abandons her. —Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

Cliffhangers on TV shows are all fun and games until the network abandons ship and the plot ends for good, mid-story. —James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Who would want to volunteer for a country that abandons those who serve? —The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025

Plans for the show — which was originally announced in 2020 and then delayed to 2024 — have officially been cancelled, as the studio abandons creating original longform content for streaming. —Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Mar. 2025