Desertion synonyms

dĭ-zûr'shən

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defenselessness
The characteristic of being defenseless; vulnerability.
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fatherlessness
The state or quality of being fatherless.
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abandonment
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
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flight
The ability to fly:
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escape
(Computers) A key used especially to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.
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departure
The definition of a departure is a deviation, or the act of leaving or starting on a trip.
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leaving
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secession
The definition of a secession is a breaking away from an organization, country, etc.
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defection
A failing or failure
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dereliction
Dereliction is defined as a shameful or negligent failure to live up to obligations, or to a state of being neglected and dilapidated.
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renunciation
The act or an instance of renouncing; a giving up formally or voluntarily, often at a sacrifice, of a right, claim, title, etc.
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disavowal
A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (someone).
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apostasy
Abandonment of one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.
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withdrawal
The act or process of withdrawing, as:
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avoidance
Same as tax avoidance.
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evasion
A way of doing this; subterfuge
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elusion
The act or an instance of eluding or escaping; evasion.
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truancy
The act or an instance of playing truant
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repudiation
The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
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relinquishment
Abandonment of a right or thing. See also abstention.
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retirement
Withdrawal from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age.
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resignation
Resignation is the act of leaving something, generally a job or position.
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divorce
A separation between things that were once connected or associated.
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willful abandonment
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abrogation
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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backsliding
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense
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recreancy
The quality or state of being recreant.
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falling away
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forsaking
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decamping
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running out on
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going back on
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going AWOL
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loyalty (antonym)
Quality, state, or instance of being loyal
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cooperation (antonym)
Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.
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constancy (antonym)
The state or quality of being unchanging
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retreat (related)
A period of retirement or seclusion, for an individual or a group, for prayer, study, spiritual renewal, etc.
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help (antonym)
The definition of help is aid that you request, or is someone who provides assistance.
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aid (antonym)
Something that provides help, support, or relief, such as money or supplies:
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assistance (antonym)
The definition of assistance is the act of helping or lending support.
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staying (antonym)
A stay or visit.
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keep (related)
(Historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. (According to keep, the word comes "from the Middle English term kype, meaning basket or cask, and was a term applied to the shell keep at Guînes, said to resemble a barrel".)
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motherlessness
The state or condition of being motherless.
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insubordination (related)
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cowardice (related)
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reprisal (related)
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banishment (related)
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incarceration (related)
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Find another word for desertion. In this page you can discover 50 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for desertion, like: defenselessness, fatherlessness, abandonment, flight, escape, departure, leaving, secession, defection, dereliction and renunciation.
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Desertion Sentence Examples

  • Zaki, enraged at his nephews desertion, marched out of Shiraz towards Isfahan.

  • The position was then desperate, wholesale desertion and starvation had decimated the garrison, and three weeks later Ali Riza Pasha, the Turkish commander, was compelled to surrender.

  • Charles V.'s desertion inclined Henry to listen to the proposals of the threatened Lutheran princes, and the last two years of his reign were marked by a renewed tendency to advance in a Protestant direction.

  • He was at the head of at least 6000 men; but the ranks were being gradually thinned by the desertion of Highlanders, whose traditions had led them to consider war merely as a raid and an immediate return with plunder.

  • It contains provisions for the partition of booty, punishments for theft, desertion and treachery.

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