Abandon, v. [desert], [forsake], [forego], discard, [relinquish], [repudiate], [waive], [renounce], abdicate. Antonyms: [retain], [maintain], continue, [cherish].
abandon, n. [unrestraint], wantonness.
abandoned, a. [forsaken], [deserted], [derelict], [castaway], rejected; depraved, [reprobate], incorrigible, arrant, [graceless], irreformable.
abandonment, n. [desertion], [relinquishment], dereliction, [reprobation], [surrender], evacuation, [rejection], abdication. Antonyms: retention, [continuance], [maintenance], persistence.
abase, v. [humble], [degrade], [dishonor], [reduce], [humiliate].
abasement, n. [humiliation], [reduction], [dishonor], [degradation], [ignominy].
abash, v. disconcert, [confuse], discomfit, discompose, [chagrin], [mortify], [embarrass].
abashment, n. [discomfiture], [confusion], [mortification], [chagrin], [embarrassment].
abate, v. [moderate], assuage, [subside], [diminish], intermit. Antonyms: See increase.
abatement, n. [moderation], [diminution], [reduction], [subsidence], [decrease].