Abandonment and Abolition

Abandonment

Abandonment noun - The act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to.
Usage example: the park commissioner cited cost considerations as the main reason for the project's abandonment

Abolition and abandonment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Abolition" instead a noun "Abandonment".

Nearby Words: abandon, abandoned, abandoning

Abolition

Abolition noun - The doing away with something by formal action.

Abandonment and abolition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandonment" instead a noun "Abolition".

How words are described

complete complete abandonment complete abolition
total total abandonment total abolition
gradual gradual abandonment gradual abolition
immediate immediate abandonment immediate abolition
Other adjectives: final, outright, eventual.
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