Synonyms of aborting

aborting 1 of 2

adjective

as in miscarrying

Related Words

• miscarrying
• infertile
• delivered
• barren
• nonpregnant

Dissimilar Words

• pregnant
• caught
• expecting
• gone
• big
• heavy
• expectant
• prenatal
• gravid
• quick
• gestational
• enceinte
• parturient
• childbearing

aborting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of abort

as in canceling

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

• canceling
• abandoning
• scrapping
• revoking
• repealing
• recalling
• terminating
• withdrawing
• rescinding
• scrubbing
• halting
• suspending
• calling
• dropping
• reversing
• interrupting
• calling off
• ending
• invalidating
• nullifying
• retracting
• annulling
• abrogating
• stopping
• crying off
• voiding
• discontinuing
• writing off
• taking back
• relinquishing
• recanting
• rolling back
• countermanding
• breaking off
• holding back
• surrendering
• giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• keeping
• engaging
• beginning
• starting
• initiating
• commencing
• promising
• pledging
• undertaking
• taking up
• taking on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aborting

Verb

The drone fell to the ground, aborting the mission, Flint said in a series of messages on WhatsApp. — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Mission Control faced the prospect of aborting the landing, but Margaret's ingenious programming allowed the system to prioritize essential tasks while canceling the inessential ones. — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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

After aborting a Starship test flight last week, SpaceX plans to try again this Thursday evening. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Meanwhile, Antonelli made the mistake of aborting his lap, thinking there were double yellow flags. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 July 2026

The crew coordinated with air traffic control and performed a go-around, which involves aborting a landing attempt and climbing away from the runway, to avoid an American Airlines plane that was departing from an intersecting runway, The Guardian reported. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

Apollo 13 zoomed around the Moon after famously aborting its lunar landing mission. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026

Just before Sunday’s collision, controllers were dealing with another plane that had declared an emergency after aborting a takeoff and smelling an odor on the plane. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026