I. verb
1.
to give up without intent to return or reclaim
abandoned his family
Synonyms: chuck, desert, forsake, quit, renounce, throw over
Related Word: cast (off), discard, disuse, drop, junk, scrap; reject, repudiate
Idioms: have done with, leave flat, quit cold, run out on, turn one's back on ( or upon), walk out on
Contrasted words: hold, keep, possess, retain; redeem, rescue, save; acquire, gain, get, procure, win; cherish, foster
Antonyms: reclaim
2.
Synonyms: relinquish , cede, give up, hand over, leave, resign, surrender, ||turn up, waive, yield
Antonyms: retain
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: unconstraint , ease, naturalness, spontaneity, unrestraint
2.
carefree disregard for consequences
behave with abandon
Synonyms: impulsiveness, uninhibitedness, unrestraint; compare unconstraint
Related Word: freedom, liberty, license; exuberance, heedlessness, laxity, laxness, looseness, unruliness, wildness; incontinence, licentiousness, wantonness; fun, games, play, sport
Contrasted words: constraint, inhibitedness, inhibition, restraint; repression, suppression
Antonyms: self-restraint