abandon

Definition

Examples

The firm decided to abandon the project because of high costs.

Word Family

Synonyms

• give upto cease making an effort or pursuing an enterprise
• desertto leave a person or post without intending to return
• discardto get rid of someone or something as no longer useful

Collocations

• Easy abandon the car
  to leave an automobile behind permanently
• Medium abandon the project
  to discontinue a planned undertaking before completion
• Hard abandon the policy
  to discard an official operational rule or practice
• Very Hard abandon all hope
  to relinquish completely any expectation of success or relief