Abandon and Foster

Opposite meaning words

Abandon verb - To give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly.

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Foster is an antonym for abandon.

Foster verb - To help the growth or development of.

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Abandon is an antonym for foster in give care or accommodation to topic.

girl	abandon girl	foster girl
sense	abandon sense	foster sense
life	abandon life	foster life
idea	abandon idea	foster idea
Other words: identity, home, kid, everyone, kids.

It takes Tylendel to figure out whats wrong with Vanyel and convince her to not abandon him and foster him out, a move which would have exacerbated his abandonment issues and Ice Queen persona.

Source: Literature / Last Herald-Mage Trilogy
The imaginary friends from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends are real, and childlike, but never grow up, which becomes tragic when their creators grow out of them and eventually abandon them.

Source: Never Grew Up
The giant Mme Thénardier behaves like a dog to M Thénardier; they idolise their daughters, mistreat their foster child, abandon their oldest son in the streets, and give away their two younger sons for money to a woman who has lost hers.

Source: Literature / Les Misérables

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