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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
The policy was abandoned when Labour took office.
Northamptonshire Police have released an image of Mr Lamba in east London, which officers believe was taken after he abandoned his wife's body in the car.
Minutes after abandoning the interview, we received a lawyer’s letter on behalf of Paul, warning us of the possible consequences if we published our findings.
The film opens with our feline encountering a pack of overzealous canines in the blooming forest before napping in a seemingly abandoned Northern European-inspired home.
Instead, visitors were confronted with an “abandoned and empty warehouse” filled with drab props, with actors reading from an AI-generated script.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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