Saturday, 12 April 2014

Synonyms - Abandon (as A Verb and Adjective)


Leave: desert, forsake, leave, leave behind
  • They had to abandon the car when it broke down in the middle of the road.
  • John was abandoned by his friends as he was too slow and couldn’t keep up.
  • The ship was sinking fast, so the captain gave the order to abandon ship.
  • That abandoned (adjective) factory became the homeless man's new home.
  • An abandoned (adjective) baby boy was found on the hospital steps this morning. 

Give up: drop, give up, quit, renounce, withdraw from

  • We had to abandon the idea of starting our own company due to lack of funds.

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