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abandoned

/əˈbæn.dənd/adjective3 syllables

Abandoned means: forsaken by owner or inhabitants.

Synonyms for abandoned19

adjective, as in forsaken by owner or inhabitants

derelict, deserted, uninhabited

adjective, as in unrestrained and uninhibited

uninhibited

also used for abandoned

arrant, bad, bad apple, bad seed, baleful, scurrilous, baneful, base, black-hearted, careless, discarded, forsaken, dissolute, corrupt, demoralized

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What does abandoned mean?2

adjective

1

forsaken by owner or inhabitants“weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse”

2

unrestrained and uninhibited“an abandoned sadness born of grief”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Abandoned in a sentence

  • After being abandoned for years, the old house went to rack and ruin.patgfisher
  • When he fell into disgrace, all his friends abandoned him.mailohilohi
  • Once a month, there was a rave in the wharf's abandoned warehouse.sundown
  • Stay away from animals that appear sick, injured or abandoned.Hybrid
  • I walked without hope, already resigned to the certain fate of being abandoned forever.Mithridates
  • The bishop felt pity for the immigrants who were abandoned, and gave them help.CK
  • In fear of his life, he abandoned his business in that neighborhood.Amastan
  • For a time, he was a squatter in the abandoned building down the street.handsomelyian

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