All abandon synonyms
a·ban·don
A a verb abandon
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- abort — If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
- back out — If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.
- bail out — If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
- bow out — If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it.
- chicken out — If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid.
- cop out — If you say that someone is copping out, you mean they are avoiding doing something they should do.
- cut loose — to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc
- opt out — to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
- throw over — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- walk out on — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- flake out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- fly the coop — an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- run out on — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- ship out — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- take a powder — British Dialect. to rush.
- take a walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
adjective abandon
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
noun abandon
- lurch — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.