Abandonment and Dedication

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Abandonment noun - Carefree freedom from constraint.

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

Nearby Words: abandon, abandoned, abandoning

Dedication noun - Adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty.

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Abandonment and dedication are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandonment" instead a noun "Dedication".

Nearby Words: dedicated, dedicate, dedicatory, dedicating

full	full abandonment	full dedication
brief	brief abandonment	brief dedication
complete	complete abandonment	complete dedication
total	total abandonment	total dedication
Other adjectives: noble, sheer, actual, extreme, absolute, supposed, personal, ultimate, pragmatic, shared, aforementioned.

He's a very talented athlete, but never shows the same kind of dedication and self-abandonment that Eric and Harold do.

Source: Film / Chariots of Fire

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