Synonyms of abort

abort

verb

ə-ˈbȯrt 

as in to cancel

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

had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cancel
• abandon
• revoke
• scrap
• repeal
• terminate
• rescind
• withdraw
• recall
• scrub
• suspend
• call
• call off
• halt
• drop
• interrupt
• reverse
• invalidate
• nullify
• retract
• annul
• cry off
• abrogate
• end
• stop
• discontinue
• recant
• void
• write off
• take back
• roll back
• relinquish
• countermand
• break off
• hold back
• surrender
• give up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• keep
• engage
• begin
• start
• initiate
• undertake
• pledge
• promise
• take up
• commence
• take on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abort

Fifteen seconds after touching down, one of the pilots called for aborting the landing and the engine throttles were increased to a value consistent with go-around thrust, the NTSB said. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Several experts have said the pilots should have aborted that landing while the plane was still in the air and circled around to retry it. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

The Flight Safety Foundation calls for layers of protection, including better training for pilots about when to abort flawed approaches to land. — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Teenage e-bikers on an Oakland County airport runway last week forced a pilot to abort his landing, taking the potential perils of e-bike misuse to a whole new level. — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026