4.3.3.3 Abandon

Use this domain for words related to abandoning someone or something--to leave and not return to them.

Louw Nida Codes: 
35H Desert, Forsake
  • What words refer to abandoning something?
    abandon, dump, jettison, leave, leave behind,
  • What words refer to the act of abandoning something?
    abandonment, dereliction, desertion,
  • What words refer to something that has been abandoned?
    derelict,
  • What words refer to abandoning a place?
    leave, leave (somewhere) never to return,
  • What words refer to a place that has been abandoned?
    ghost town, abandoned field, abandoned homestead,
  • What words refer to abandoning someone?
    desert, disown, divorce, dump, forsake, leave alone, maroon,
  • What words refer to someone who has been abandoned?
    abandoned child, waif, street kid,
  • What words describe something that has been abandoned?
    abandoned, forsaken, derelict, uncared-for,