62 entries under abandonment topic. ×

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denial(noun, accept, surrender, disagreement, doubt)
25
refusal(noun, accept, surrender, responsibility, rebuff)
24
repudiation(noun, failure, disagreement, doubt, uncertainty)
20
rebuff(noun, defeat, slight, curb, failure)
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renunciation(noun, surrender, doubt, uncertainty, rebuff)
14
disavowal(noun, rebuff, snub, disapproval, departure)
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resignation(noun, retreat, withdrawal, renunciation)
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relinquishment(noun, surrender, escape, retreat, departure)
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veto(noun, belief, disagreement, opposition, rebuff)
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renouncement(noun, rebuff, snub, disapproval, veto)
9
waiver(repudiation, renunciation, renouncement, relinquishment)
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abdication(noun, repudiation, renunciation, resignation)
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disclaimer(noun, rebuff, snub, affirm, disapproval)
6
abjuration(noun, denial, repudiation, renunciation)
6
abnegation(noun, disorder, doubt, uncertainty, negative)
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withdrawal(noun, cut, failure, retreat, destruction)
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desertion(noun, failure, failing, withdrawal)
5
surrender(noun, denial, repudiation, renunciation)
4
apostasy(noun, failure, doubt, escape, retreat)
4
defection(noun, failure, doubt, uncertainty, failing)
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