abandoning

Meanings

Plural: abandonings

Verb

• forsake, leave behind
• give up with the intent of never claiming again
• leave behind empty; move out of
• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
• present participle and gerund of abandon

Noun

• An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect

Synonyms

abandon, desert, desolate, empty, forsake, give up, vacate