abandonment

abandonment is a 11-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 21 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
2. noun. The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
3. noun. The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc.
4. noun. The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion.
5. noun. Careless freedom or ease; abandon.
6. noun. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

   "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

   Synonyms: defection, desertion

7. noun. the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
8. noun. the act of giving something up

   Synonyms: desertion, forsaking

Synonyms

defection, desertion, forsaking

Common word forms

abandonments

Words from these letters

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