abandon
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7.5
- noun
- /əˈbændən/
:
desenfreno
- The drunken revelers whoop and holler, dancing with reckless abandon, ignoring the thunder and lightning.
- reckless abandon
- sang with abandon
happenings, so being in a state of abandon, not out of control,
- happenings, so being in a state of abandon, not out of control,
Examples
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Cobb was running and sliding with abandon and disregard, a fabulous athlete.
Fiction book (1994) -
The minute there's not a teacher in the room, the entire school erupts into a shameless display of adolescent abandon.
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And whoever you wanna be after this class, be them with passion and abandon.
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Other women opt out of the food game altogether by eating with abandon and getting fat.
Academic text (1992) -
Shaking, she kissed him back with abandon, eyes closed, arms locked around his neck.
Fiction book (1995) -
People are dancing with wild abandon, and many carry torches.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Georgia," he sang with a kind of deep abandon in his scratchy voice.
Fiction book (1992) -
However, when alone, females sang with abandon and experimented with a variety of musical genres.
Academic text (2015) -
His face flashes a smile, his head thrown back with carefree abandon, with his white teeth bared.
Academic text (2015) -
She danced with such abandon that everyone around her couldn't help but join in.
Synonyms
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4.4
A very strong, uncontrolled feeling such as excitement or grief
1
9.9
Careless actions that ignore rules and possible bad results
A feeling of being free from worry and able to act naturally
Antonyms
How Unrestrained
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7.5
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3.9
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5.2
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6.2
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4.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Abandon comes from old French parts a- and bandon, where bandon meant 'control' or 'power'. So as a noun, abandon means acting 'without control' — freely, wildly, or carelessly.