Abandoning and Pursue

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Pursue is an antonym for abandoning in topics: relinquish, leave in troubled state.

Nearby Words: abandon, abandoned, abandonment

Pursue verb - To go after or on the track of.

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Abandoning is an antonym for pursue.

Nearby Words: pursuit, pursuance, pursuing, pursuer

When the plot (usually courtesy of the antagonist), in a last ditch effort, tempts the hero into abandoning his potentially painful and tragic cause to pursue what would be a fairly ordinary and happy life, especially with a vision or daydream of said situation.

Source: The Final Temptation

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