Abandon and Keep

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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

Keep is an antonym for abandon in topics: give up, relinquish, leave in troubled state.

Nearby Words: abandoned, abandonment, abandoning

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Keep verb – To continue to have in one's possession or power.

Usage example: keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone

Abandon is an antonym for keep in topics: hold on to, hold, commemorate, tend, prevent.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

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perfect	perfect abandon	perfect keep
complete	complete abandon	complete keep
great	great abandon	great keep
dark	dark abandon	dark keep
Other adjectives: ruthless, worst, surprising.

humanity	abandon humanity	keep humanity
power	abandon power	keep power
life	abandon life	keep life
baby	abandon baby	keep baby
Other nouns: people, job, children, family, name, house, way, identity, world, money, game, ship, anyone, everyone, friends.

Parental Substitute: Georgy, for Meredith's and Jos's baby Sara, later Sara's parents abandon her with Georgy and the latter marries the widowed James in order for the state to let her keep the baby.

Source: Film / Georgy Girl
When the mutations get too numerous to keep up, they simply abandon their daughter.

Source: Manga / Franken Fran
This is to keep them safe from the invasion from Cephiro, and conveniently enough lets the Knights and their foes demolish Tokyo with abandon.

Source: Mass Teleportation

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