Another word for abandonment | Synonyms for abandonment

Another word for abandonment

noun

The act of forsaking:
desertion. See keep
A giving up of a possession, claim, or right:
abdication, demission, quitclaim, relinquishment, renunciation, resignation, surrender, waiver. See keep
A complete surrender of inhibitions:
abandon, incontinence, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness. See restraint

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How long until he kicked her out of the apartment, the final act of abandonment after disrupting everything in her life?
Nine days after the abandonment of Moscow, a messenger from Kutuzov reached Petersburg with the official announcement of that event.
I expect the Minister (Barclay de Tolly) has already reported the abandonment of Smolensk to the enemy.
The abandonment of the old site and the erection of the new town probably date from the earthquake of 1273.
The abandonment of Moscow.

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