Abandon and Stop

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Abandon

Abandon verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

Usage example: the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch

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Stop is a synonym for abandon in relinquish topic. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Abandon", when it comes to topics like give up, jump, continue, cease.

Nearby Words: abandoned, abandonment, abandoning

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Abandon is a synonym for stop in give up topic. You can use "Abandon" instead a verb "Stop", if it concerns topics such as jump, continue, cease.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

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How words are described

complete	complete abandon	complete stop
great	great abandon	great stop
bad	bad abandon	bad stop
worst	worst abandon	worst stop

Common collocations

people	abandon people	stop people
attempt	abandon attempt	stop attempt
group	abandon group	stop group
series	abandon series	stop series
Other words: show, plan, world, game, fight, ship, anyone, plans, everyone, friends, attempts.

Both words in one sentence

Press the right buttons and the narrator will stop addressing you in the third person or even abandon narrating entirely and order you instead.

Source: Second-Person Narration
In chapter three Lieutenant Commander T'Var orders her crew to abandon ship right before she uses it as a shield to stop a Terran Empire Defiant-class from ramming the USS Bajor.

Source: Abandon Ship
He agrees to stop only if the brothers abandon their quest to close off Hell forever.

Source: Not Quite Saved Enough

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