Synonyms for abort

Most common

abortion · abortus

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

conceive

All antonyms of abort →

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.

   We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches.

Related words

Word family

abortion abortee aborter abortifacient abortifactive abortificant abortive abortogenic

Forms

Plural

aborts → abortions, abortuses, scraps…

Example sentences

• abortion Sami wanted to stop Layla from having an abortion.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

scrap¹

7 letters

abortus

8 letters

abortion³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abortion³ = 3 syllables).