| abandonment |
| abdicate(verb, decline, abandon, quit, resist) |
| abdication |
| abnegation |
| abstain from(verb, expression, stop, decline, restrain) |
| abstention |
| abstinence |
| bridle(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain) |
| circumlocute(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| deflect(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| demur(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, deny) |
| discontinue(verb, stop, relinquish, cease, desist) |
| dismiss(verb, reject, refuse, deny, spurn) |
| ditch(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| divert(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| fake out(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| fend off(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| flee(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| give the slip(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade) |
| hide(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, deny) |