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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Nine days after the abandonment of Moscow, a messenger from Kutuzov reached Petersburg with the official announcement of that event.
The abandonment of the old site and the erection of the new town probably date from the earthquake of 1273.
I expect the Minister (Barclay de Tolly) has already reported the abandonment of Smolensk to the enemy.
The abandonment of Moscow.
The prosperity of the island depends on the development of agriculture, the acquirement of industrious habits by the people, and the abandonment of political agitation.

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