abandon
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Sense: Verb: leave behind
Synonyms:
leave behind, leave Collocations, leave high and dry, desert Collocations, run away from, run out on, walk out on, turn your back on, strand Collocations, forsake Collocations, reject Collocations, disown, cast aside, cast off, maroon Collocations, leave in the lurch, flee Collocations, break with, bail on, defect Collocations, skip out on , fink out on , bolt Collocations, leave flat, quit Collocations, leave in the cold, ditch Collocations , dump Collocations , chuck Collocations , depart from, slip away from, vacate, evacuate, surrender Collocations, discard Collocations
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Sense: Verb: stop something
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discontinue, stop Collocations, abort, cease Collocations, give up, quit Collocations, scrap Collocations, scrub Collocations, call off, withdraw from, pull out of, back out of, back down from, bow out of, go back on, back out on, ditch Collocations, rescind, renege, revoke, renounce, desist, lay down, drop Collocations, forfeit Collocations, yield Collocations, disclaim, waive Collocations, cede, lay aside, set aside, concede, be done with, secede from, resign Collocations, let go of, break the habit of, chuck Collocations , throw in the towel , throw in the sponge , cop out , hang up the fiddle , abdicate, forswear
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Sense: Verb: cancel a match, game, etc.
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cancel Collocations, call off, terminate Collocations, stop Collocations, end Collocations, put an end to, call time on
Sense: Noun: recklessness
Synonyms:
abandonment, disregard Collocations, wildness, unrestraint, impulsiveness, spontaneity, spontaneousness, freedom Collocations, wantonness, exuberance, carelessness, recklessness, uninhibitedness, lightheartedness, enthusiasm Collocations, zeal, vigor, vigour , impetuousness, impetuosity, gusto
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