English Synonym Finder

abort

Definitions

To bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault.

To terminate a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the uterus.

To stop or fail to produce a fruit, seed, or other part of an organism.

Examples

The pilot had to abort the landing due to high winds.

We decided to abort the mission when the weather conditions worsened.

The software will automatically abort the installation if there is not enough disk space.

Synonyms

terminate cancel end halt stop discontinue call off

Antonyms

continue proceed complete finish execute pursue maintain