Abandon
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Abandon verb – To cause to remain behind. Usage example: abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own
Hold is an antonym for abandon in topics: give up, relinquish.
Nearby Words: abandoned, abandonment, abandoning
Antonyms for Abandon
Hold
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Hold verb – To continue to have in one's possession or power. Usage example: she, and she alone, held the keys to the mysterious chest
Abandon is an antonym for hold in topics: believe, support, function, continue, grasp.
Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback
Antonyms for Hold
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- He was forced to abandon Didiao because he no longer had the forces to hold the city.
- The Americans successfully hold Firebase Gloria, albeit with heavy losses, but are ordered to abandon the firebase because the dynamic situation of the Tet Offensive has made it untenable.
- Ahab's desire for revenge is contrasted against another captain who lost a limb to the same whale, but doesn't hold it against him, and asks Ahab to abandon his chase of Moby Dick.
Source: Revenge Before Reason
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Hold and Abandon. (2016). Retrieved 2021, April 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/hold
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Hold or Abandon. 2016. Accessed April 12, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/hold.
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