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Showing words for ABANDONING using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Abandoning

abandoning

8 Letter Words for Abandoning

abanding

7 Letter Words for Abandoning

abandon, aboding, anabong, anobing, anonang, banding, banning, bonding, donnian, donning, nandina

6 Letter Words for Abandoning

adagio, adonai, adonin, agonia, anding, angina, annona, anonad, aonian, baaing, badian, bagani, bagnio, baigan, banago, bandog, bandon, banian, baning, boding, bonang, boning, daboia, dagoba, dogana, doning, gabion, ganoid, ganoin, goanna, inanga, inanna, inbond, indaba, nandin, nanigo, nanoid, nibong, nidana, nogada, nonaid, onding, onning

5 Letter Words for Abandoning

aband, adion, again, anabo, andia, angia, anion, anoia, badan, bagio, baign, banda, bandi, bando, banga, bania, banig, bidon, bingo, binna, boann, bogan, boing, dagan, dagon, danio, diana, dingo, doina, doing, donga, donna, gabon, ganda, goban, gonad, gondi, gonia, gonid, gonna, indan, ingan, naiad, nandi, nanga, nanna, ngaio, ngana, ninon, nonda, obang

4 Letter Words for Abandoning

abid, adon, agad, agba, agin, agio, agni, agon, aina, aion, anan, anba, anda, anga, ango, anna, anni, anno, anoa, anon, aona, baga, bago, bain, band, bang, bani, bida, biga, bind, bing, bino, biod, biog, bion, boga, boid, bona, bond, bong, bonn, daba, dago, dain, dana, dang, diag, dian, ding, dino, doab, dona, dong, doni, gaba, gabi, gadi, gaia, gaid, gain, ginn, goad, gobi, gond, iago, igad, inbd, indn, inga, ingo, naan, nada, naga, nagi, naib, naid, naig, nain, naio, nana, naoi, ngai, nina, niog, nodi, nona, nong, oban, obia, odin

3 Letter Words for Abandoning

aba, abd, abn, abo, ado, aga, ago, aia, aid, ain, ana, and, ann, aob, baa, bad, bag, bai, ban, bid, big, bin, bio, boa, bod, bog, bon, dab, dag, dan, dao, dia, dib, dig, din, dna, doa, dob, dog, don, gab, gad, gan, gib, gid, gin, gio, goa, gob, god, goi, gon, iaa, iao, iba, ida, ido, ign, ind, ing, inn, ion, naa, nab, nad, nag, nbg, nib, nid, nig, noa, nob, nod, nog, non, oad, oba, obi, oda, ona, oni

Definitions for Abandoning

[1] to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
[2] to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a research project; to abandon hopes for a stage career.
[3] to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army.
[4] to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation; give (oneself) over to natural impulses, usually without self-control: to abandon oneself to grief.
[5] Law . to cast away, leave, or desert, as property or a child.
[6] Insurance . to relinquish (insured property) to the underwriter in case of partial loss, thus enabling the insured to claim a total loss.
[7] Obsolete . to banish.
[8] to forsake completely; desert; leave behind to abandon a baby ; drivers had to abandon their cars
[9] abandon ship the order given to the crew of a ship that is about to sink to take to the lifeboats
[10] to give up completely to abandon a habit ; to abandon hope
[11] to yield control of or concern in; relinquish to abandon office
[12] to give up (something begun) before completion to abandon a job ; the game was abandoned
[13] to surrender (oneself) to emotion without restraint
[14] to give (insured property that has suffered partial loss or damage) to the insurers in order that a claim for a total loss may be made
[15] freedom from inhibitions, restraint, concern, or worry she danced with abandon

Words related to Abandoning

abandonquit, dump, ditch, discontinue, stop, leave, withdraw, vacate, discard, surrender, desert, renounce, reject, forsake, screw, abdicate, drop, yield, duck, dust

Words nearby Abandoning

abandonabailard, abakan, abalone, abamp, abampere, abandon, abandon hope, all ye who enter here, abandoned, abandonee, abandonware, abapical

Origin of Abandoning

11325–75; Middle English abando(u)nen < Middle French abandoner for Old French (mettre ) a bandon (put) under (someone's) jurisdiction, equivalent to a at, to (< Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon < Germanic *band; see bond1

Other words from Abandoning

a·ban·don·a·ble , adjective
a·ban·don·er , noun
a·ban·don·ment , noun
non·a·ban·don·ment , noun
un·a·ban·don·ing , adjective

Word origin for Abandoning

C14: abandounen (vb), from Old French, from a bandon under one's control, in one's power, from a at, to + bandon control, power

Synonyms for Abandoning

desert, discard, discontinue, ditch, drop out, dump, leave, pull out, quit, stop, surrender, vacate, withdraw, abdicate, drop, duck, dust, screw, yield, back out, bail out, bow out, chicken out, cop out, cut loose, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leg it, let go, opt out, run out on, ship out, storm out, take a powder, take a walk, throw over, walk out on, wash hands of