Abandon
Abandon verb - Stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims.
Usage example: He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
How words are described
| emotional | emotional abandon | emotional break |
| high | high abandon | high break |
| complete | complete abandon | complete break |
| new | new abandon | new break |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The same thing applies to Earthbenders who break contracts, Waterbenders who abandon the tribe, and likely Airbenders who abandon their teachings.
Source: Fan Fic / Embers - Break the Cutie: For all her time as The Pollyanna, Hope is very broken-hearted when her parents abandon her.
Source: Webcomic / Alone in a Crowd - After losing one of his teammates, he adopted the motto that "while those who break the rules a re scum, those who abandon their friends are worst than scum".
Source: Dynamic Character
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Break and Abandon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/break
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