Definitions For Abandonment

noun

  • Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
  • The voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
  • The act of giving something up
  • A feeling or attitude of wild or complete freedom

verb

  • To leave and never return to (someone who needs protection or help)
  • To leave and never return to (something)
  • To leave (a place) because of danger

Is Abandonment a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
21

The word Abandonment is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Abandonment in a Sentence

  • They abandoned the car on a back road.
  • That house was abandoned years ago.
  • The approaching fire forced hundreds of people to abandon their homes.
  • Added spices to the stew with complete abandon

Synonyms for Abandonment

Antonyms for Abandonment

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