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EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press 2 EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Oxford Paperback Thesaurus © Oxford University Press 2001, 2002 Published by Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organisation. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department Oxford University Press. 3 EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Look up a word 4 EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press 5 A aback take someone aback surprise, shock, stun, stagger, astound, astonish, startle, take by surprise; dumbfound, nonplus, stop someone in their tracks; shake (up), jolt, throw, unnerve, disconcert, unsettle, bewilder; informal flabbergast, knock sideways, floor; Brit. informal knock for six. Back - New Search 6 EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press abandon verb the party abandoned policies which made it unelectable renounce, relinquish, dispense with, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of; give up, drop, jettison, do away with, axe; informal ditch, scrap, scrub, junk; formal forswear. by that stage, she had abandoned painting give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set aside; informal cut out, kick, pack in, quit; Brit. informal jack in; formal abjure. Top he abandoned his wife and children desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with; jilt, strand, leave stranded, leave in the lurch, throw over; informal walk out on, run out on, dump, ditch; poetic/literary forsake. Top the skipper gave the order to abandon ship vacate, leave, depart from, withdraw from, quit, evacuate. Top a vast expanse of territory was abandoned to the invaders relinquish, surrender, give up, cede, yield, leave. Top she abandoned herself to the sen suousness of the music indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in. Top ANTONYMS :keep, retain, continue. noun reckless abandon uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness. ANTONYMS :self-control. Back - New Search 7 EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press abandoned adjective an abandoned child deserted, forsaken, cast aside/off; jilted, stranded, rejected; informal dumped, ditched. an abandoned tin mine unused, disused, neglected, idle; deserted, unoccupied, uninhabited, empty. Top a wild, abandoned dance uninhibited, reckless, unrestrained, wild, unbridled, impulsive, impetuous; immoderate, wanton. Top Back - New Search 8 EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press abase verb humble, humiliate, belittle, demean, lower, degrade, debase, cheapen, discredit, bring low; (abase oneself) grovel, kowtow, bow and scrape, toady, fawn; informal crawl, suck up to someone, lick someone's boots. Back - New Search 9 EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press abasement noun humiliation, belittlement, lowering, degradation, debasement. Back - New Search 10
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