Abandon and Locking up

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

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Locking up is an antonym for abandon.

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Abandon is an antonym for locking up in topics: grasp, hold back, achieve, be in possession, have or obtain.

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Locking up and Abandon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/locking_up

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Locking up or Abandon. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abandon/locking_up.

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