All desertion synonyms
de·ser·tion
D d noun desertion
- abandonment — The abandonment of a place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- betrayal — A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
- falseness — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- abrogation — the act or an instance of abrogating, or repealing: abrogation of the treaty's responsibility.
- dereliction — If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned.
- relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- truancy — the act or state of being truant.
- apostasy — If someone is accused of apostasy, they are accused of abandoning their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
- retirement — the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired.
- divorce — a divorced man.
- tergiversation — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- derelict — A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
- avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
- resignation — the act of resigning.
- flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- perfidy — deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished.
- renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- treachery — violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
- departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
- withdrawal — Also, withdrawment. the act or condition of withdrawing.
- secession — an act or instance of seceding.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
- leaving — something that is left; residue.
- disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- backsliding — If you accuse someone of backsliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
- recreancy — cowardly or craven.
- absconding — running away, esp from an open prison or to avoid prosecution or punishment
- castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
- defecting — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- marooning — to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers.
adjective desertion
- absent without leave — absent from duty without official permission but with no intention of deserting
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.