Abandon and End

Abandon

Abandon verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).
Usage example: the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch

End and abandon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "End" instead a verb "Abandon".

Nearby Words: abandoned, abandonment, abandoning

End

End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Abandon and end are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandon" instead a verb "End".

Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

How words are described

high high abandon high end
top top abandon top end
bad bad abandon bad end
absolute absolute abandon absolute end
Other adjectives: dark.

Common collocations

humanity abandon humanity end humanity
life abandon life end life
show abandon show end show
way abandon way end way
Other words: earth, mission, quest, plans.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Basroil crew, including Lafiel and Jinto, are also forced to abandon their ship at the end.
    Source: Abandon Ship
  • Railroading Sheldon averts this by appearing to play along, only to abandon Santa to his death at the end.
    Source: Railroading
  • Manga / The Law of Ueki Subverted however; he couldn't abandon his friends in the end, and by coming back at the last minute, he saves Kosuke's life by getting knocked out by his Kurogane attack.
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End and Abandon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/end
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