Abandoned

Abandoned
SYN. Profligate, wicked,
vicious, unprincipled, reprobate,
incorrigible, sinful, graceless, demoralized,
dissolute, depraved, bad, licentious,
corrupt.

ANT. Virtuous, conacientious, correct,
upright, worthy, righteous, selfcontrolled,
high-principled, steady,
good.

Abate.

Abate.
SYN. Terminate, remove, sup- press, lower, reduce, mitigate, dimiuish,moderate,lessen, subside,decrease.

ANT. Prolong, continue, revive, develop, increase, aggravate, magnify, brew, ferment, rage, extend, enlarge, amplify, raise, enhance

abash

Abash.
SYN. Confound, confuse, dis- compose, bewilder, daunt, cow, humble, disconcert, dishearten, moitlty, shame, humiliate.
ANT. Countenance, cheer, uphold, encourage, rally, inspirit, animate, incite, embolden, abet, buoy.

Abasement.

Abasement.
SYN. Degradation, depression, disgrace, humiliation, abjection, dishonor, shame.
ANT. Promotion, elevation, honor, exaltation, dignity, aggrandizement.

Abasement

Abasement.
SYN. Degradation, de- pression, disgrace, humiliation, ab- jection, dishonor, shame.
ANT. Promotion, elevation, honor, exaltation, dignity, aggrandizement.

Abase

abase

SYN. Degrade,disgrace, bring low, reduce, humble, demean, stoop, humiliate, depress, lower, sink, dishonor.
ANT. Promote, exalt, honor, raise, elevate, dignify, aggrandize.

Aback

aback

SYN. Backwards, rearwards, aft, abaft, astern, behind, back.
ANT. Onwards, forwards, ahead, before, afront, beyond, afore.

abandon

abandon v.

1 give up or over, yield, surrender, leave, cede, let go,
deliver (up), turn over, relinquish: 
I can see no reason why we should abandon the house to thieves and vandals.
2 depart from,
leave, desert, quit, go away from: 
The order was given to abandon ship.
3 desert, forsake, jilt, walk out on: 
He even abandoned his fianc. 4 give up, renounce; discontinue, forgo,
drop, desist, abstain from: 
She abandoned cigarettes and whisky after the doctor's warning.
n. 5 recklessness, intemperance, wantonness, lack of
restraint, unrestraint: 
He behaved with wild abandon after he received the inheritance.

abandoned adj

abandoned adj. 
1 left alone, forlorn, forsaken, deserted, neglected; rejected, shunned, cast off or aside, jilted, dropped, outcast: An abandoned infant was found on the church steps. Totally alone, she felt abandoned by her friends.

2 bad, immoral, amoral, wicked, sinful, evil, corrupt, unprincipled,unrestrained, uninhibited, reprobate; loose, wanton, wild, dissolute, dissipated, profligate; depraved, lewd, lascivious, flagitious: His abandoned behaviour soon in jail.