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abandon
noun as in careless disregard for consequences
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disregard, freedom, impulse, licentiousness, recklessness, thoughtlessness, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness
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verb as in leave behind, relinquish
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desert, discard, discontinue, ditch, drop out, dump, leave, pull out, quit, stop, surrender, vacate, withdraw
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back out, bail out, bow out, chicken out, cop out, cut loose, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leg it, let go, opt out, run out on, ship out, storm out, take a powder, take a walk, throw over, walk out on, wash hands of
verb as in leave in troubled state
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Example Sentences
In our philosophy, it is not possible for us to abandon our audience.
No part of me will abandon my New Year’s traditions but my priorities have shifted.
Mr Peng, whose wife died when their son was young, says the factory has been his family: "Our boss is determined not to abandon these employees."
“To abandon these new frameworks would harm California water users and protection of native fish species,” Nemeth said.
Northerners are used to disappointment, but have we really been abandoned again in favour of the apparently easier growth hits available in the South?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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