Abandon and Support

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Abandon

Abandon verb - To give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly.
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Synonyms for Abandon
Antonyms for Abandon
Support is an antonym for abandon in topics: relinquish, leave in troubled state.
Nearby Words: abandoned, abandonment, abandoning

Support

Support verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.
Usage example: we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them
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Synonyms for Support
Antonyms for Support
Abandon is an antonym for support in provide for topic.
Nearby Words: supported, supporter, supporting, supportive, supportable
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How words are described

emotional emotional abandon emotional support
complete complete abandon complete support
great great abandon great support
necessary necessary abandon necessary support
Other adjectives: new.

Common collocations

friend abandon friend support friend
party abandon party support party
life abandon life support life
work abandon work support work
Other words: project, people, role, wife, idea, body, children, family, plan, cause, game, story, child, son, daughter, sister, friends, allies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Characters / Suikoden IV Plucky Girl Royals Who Actually Do Something: She refuses to abandon Obel when it is invaded and stays to support her people.
    Source: Characters / Suikoden IV
  • Bowditch, set in the 1700s and Based on a True Story, has young genius Nathaniel Bowditch forced to abandon his education to support his family.
    Source: Tragic Dropout
  • Film / Seabiscuit Parental Abandonment: Red's career starts when his parents, who are broke and unable to support all their children, abandon him to a small-time horse trainer.
    Source: Film / Seabiscuit
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