Abandon and Terminate

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

Terminate is a synonym for abandon in quit topic. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Abandon".

Nearby Words: abandoned, abandonment, abandoning

Terminate

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Abandon is a synonym for terminate in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Abandon" instead a verb "Terminate", if it concerns topics such as relinquish, quit.

Common collocations

life abandon life terminate life
animation abandon animation terminate animation
project abandon project terminate project
family abandon family terminate family
Other words: series, show, game, child, mission, everyone, attempts.
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