abandon

Synonyms: disregard freedom impulse licentiousness recklessness spontaneity thoughtlessness uninhibitedness unrestraint wantonness wildness

Antonyms: restraint self-restraint

Synonyms: abdicate back out bail out bow out chicken out cop out cut loose desert discard discontinue ditch drop drop out duck dump dust flake out fly the coop give up the ship kiss goodbye leave leg it let go opt out pull out quit run out on screw ship out stop storm out surrender take a powder take a walk throw over vacate walk out on wash hands of withdraw yield

Antonyms: cherish defend keep pursue retain support

Synonyms: back out desert disown forsake jilt leave leave behind quit reject renounce throw over walk out on

Antonyms: adopt assert favor uphold