Abandon and Protest

Abandon

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

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

Nearby Words: abandoned, abandonment, abandoning

Protest

Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

Abandon and protest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandon" instead a verb "Protest".

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

great great abandon great protest

Common collocations

girl abandon girl protest girl
power abandon power protest power
job abandon job protest job
position abandon position protest position
Other words: name, system, team, show, house, way, plans, ways.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Last Flight They didn't come to seize the mages: they came to seek asylum themselves after quitting the Order out of protest of the Order's decision to abandon the Chantry.
  • Tabletop Game / Planescape My Species Doth Protest Too Much: Fell is a 'fallen' Dabus, one of The Lady's servitors, who chose to abandon her service and worship the (at the time very popular) god of portals Aoskar.
  • Video Game / Grey Goo Forced into Evil: Despite Singleton being assimilated by the Goo, he does protest when their actions would lead to high casualties, and even tries to warn Lucy before the last campaign mission to simply abandon the defense of the Aperture Device.
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