ABANDONS Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

abandons

verb

present tense third-person singular of abandon

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

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as in leaves

to cause to remain behind abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own

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as in cancels

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch

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as in discontinues

to stop doing (something) permanently marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago

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Recent Examples of abandons What to read next The USSR withdraws troops from the border with Afghanistan, as Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev abandons invasion plans to focus his resources on the Space Race. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026 God abandons the human race and lets people live out their days as the animal of their choice. —

Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 But what happens when a poet abandons this essential tool? —

Patrick Dundon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2026 The group quickly abandons the car, leaving the infant alone with at least one of the car doors open for an hour. —

Conor Wight, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 Frates and some other Miamians want the YMCA of Greater Miami to take over the building and put in athletic facilities after the library abandons the building. —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Per a synopsis shared with IndieWire, the series tells the story of María José Cano (Dávila), a woman using a wheelchair after an accident, who abandons the love of her life (García Bernal) at the altar. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2026 America First can never mean that America abandons our transatlantic allies that are threatened existentially as Ukraine is by Putin. —

Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 The Confederation of African Football overturned Senegal’s one-goal victory over tournament hosts Morocco following the latter’s appeal, citing rules that punish a team that abandons an ongoing football match for more than 10 minutes. —

Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026

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Teleportation indulges me due to time efficiency, being able to travel anywhere without cost, and just the experience of being anywhere as soon as someone needs me.

— Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
Her girlfriend — a writer who understands the emotional and mental demands of creating — indulges her interests.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026