Abandon and Control

Opposite meaning words

Abandon noun - Carefree freedom from constraint.

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Control is an antonym for abandon in recklessness topic.

Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.

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Abandon is an antonym for control in topics: curb, have charge of.

emotional	emotional abandon	emotional control
perfect	perfect abandon	perfect control
complete	complete abandon	complete control
great	great abandon	great control
Other adjectives: absolute, creative, new.

character	abandon character	control character
power	abandon power	control power
life	abandon life	control life
people	abandon people	control people
Other words: body, group, team, way, earth, world, ship, planet, anyone, everyone, dreams.

Though the choice he offers is less "abandon your friends and embrace greatness" and more "abandon your friends and go save your hometown instead." With mind control.

Source: "Leave Your Quest" Test
Inevitably, he loses control of Skeith since he used it with such a reckless abandon.

Source: How Do I Shot Web?
They were defeated by Napoleon, though, forcing them to abandon Britain and relocate to what had been the colonies — that is, North America, which is entirely under their control.

Source: Alternate History

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