Abandon
Abandon verb - To give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly.
Command
Command verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.
Usage example: local government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster
How words are described
| complete | complete abandon | complete command |
| great | great abandon | great command |
| absolute | absolute abandon | absolute command |
| new | new abandon | new command |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A chunk of his followers, including his second in command, will abandon the whole thing and run for it if Shepard lets them.
Source: Terrorists Without a Cause - The gods of Krynn in the Dragonlance novels abandon the material plane after the knight templars start acting like they command the gods, rather than vice versa.
Source: Have You Seen My God? -
Lzherusskie The Mutiny: Technically Barratry; the political officer attempts to countermand Vostrikov and give command to Polenin so they can abandon ship.
Source: Film / K19: The Widowmaker
Cite this Source
Command and Abandon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/command
Abandon & Command. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/command>.
Command or Abandon. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/command.
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