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

Lemmon attempted to abort the takeoff, but the plane barreled through a fence and crossed a five-lane highway before finally coming to a halt on an embankment. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Would the entire operation be aborted before entering the vehicle for the airport? — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

That forced 19 flights to divert away from the airport, including a Boeing 757 operated by the shipping company DHL that was forced to abort its landing approach, according to the flight tracking service Flightradar24. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

The arriving flight had aborted an earlier landing attempt because another aircraft was still on the runway. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 29 July 2026