abandon

Meanings

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
  • "she danced with abandon"
• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
• forsake, leave behind
  • "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
• give up with the intent of never claiming again
  • "Abandon your life to God"
• leave behind empty; move out of
• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
  • "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"
• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

Synonyms

desert, desolate, empty, forsake, give up, unconstraint, vacate, wantonness, wildness