120 entries under abandon topic. ×

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stop(verb, hold, break, drop, close)
31
cease(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
25
discontinue(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
25
quit(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
18
end(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
18
halt(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
18
refrain(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
16
leave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
15
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
13
forbear(verb, stop, give, decline, reduce)
13
terminate(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
12
relinquish(verb, stop, drop, decline)
11
break off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
drop(verb, stop, hold, break, close)
11
finish(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
11
renounce(verb, stop, drop, give, decline)
10
abstain(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
10
pause(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
10
surrender(verb, stop, drop, give, decline)
9
leave(verb, stop, drop, give, complete)
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