ABANDONMENT Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

abandonment

noun

ə-ˈban-dən-mənt

Definition of abandonment

as in abandon

carefree freedom from constraint sang at the top of her lungs with complete abandonment in the shower

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as in desertion

the act of abandoning the law says abandonment by the owner of any building for more than a year entitles the city to sell it

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as in cancellation

the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment

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Recent Examples of abandonment Hahn Nguyen, 75, was booked into Santa Ana jail on suspicion of animal cruelty and animal abandonment. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Their survivor’s guilt, their abandonment issues, and their mistrust of power are as legitimate and worthy of screen time as any monster mayhem. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026 The groups described the move as unconscionable, reckless and an abandonment of rural Colorado. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2026 The Great Logging Off isn’t pointing toward mass smartphone abandonment. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abandonment

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Noun

The film features drunken sing-alongs and dancing with abandon in the family kitchen.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
They would be purchased with such reckless abandon that your biggest fear would be a three-day rally that took stocks up 40%.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandon

Noun

Mobilization problems, desertion and a shrinking pool of eligible men leave exhausted soldiers serving longer and commanders struggling to rotate forces along the 775-mile front.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Mary Cormier and David Butts, of Scott, were arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to juveniles, child desertion, and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, the Scott Police Department said in a statement.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of desertion

Noun

Measure recurring-donor acquisition by channel, conversion from one-time to monthly giving, early cancellation, retention, upgrades, additional gifts and net recurring revenue.

— Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The milestone arrives at a precarious time for Australia’s festival sector, which has seen a wave of cancellations and closures in recent years amid rising costs and softening ticket sales.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancellation

Noun

Beauty, grace, freshness, naturalness, youth—all qualities which women have so often been reduced to.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
The young actors are appealing, led by Lilah Pate and Chabley Ponce; there’s a sweetness and naturalness to their cameraderie that stands out amid so much mugging and gives the film a lift.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of naturalness

Noun

Rahm won the league's individual title in each of the last three years, making his defection from the league arguably its biggest hit.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Adelaide had raised Adrien alone until his defection to Moscow at seventeen, a little over a year ago.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of defection

Noun

Voters, though, decisively defeated a repeal measure in 1942.

— Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026
Several Florida residents traveled to the meeting to voice their support for Ladapo and the vaccine repeal, thanking him for standing up for parents’ rights and even asking him for a selfie.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeal

Noun

Douthat himself describes this project as speculative historical fiction, and the data-dumping, supplemental world-building documents are certainly dense with history and archangels.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
The problem became serious enough that Southern states began restricting cottonseed dumping in the mid-1800s.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of dumping

Noun

The city had a large Black population, a storied history of abolition and an abundance of Black institutions, yet racial discrimination was still endemic.

— Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
The Democrat, who took office in January, has restricted local cooperation with immigration enforcement operations and repeatedly called for the abolition of ICE.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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