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abandoned
adjective as in left alone, deserted
Strong matches
deserted, discarded, dissipated, dropped, dumped, eliminated, empty, forgotten, forsaken, jilted, left, neglected, rejected, relinquished, shunned, sidelined, vacated
Weak matches
alone, cast aside, cast away, eighty-sixed, given up, godforsaken, left in the cold, left in the lurch, outcast, passed up, pigeon-holed, side-tracked, unoccupied, vacant
adjective as in free from moral restraint; uninhibited
Weak matches
dissolute, immoral, incontinent, incorrigible, licentious, profligate, shameless, sinful, uncontrolled, unprincipled, unrestrained, wicked, wild
Example Sentences
Plans to ban passengers from a peak train service between Manchester and London have been abandoned after a U-turn by the government's rail safety regulator.
Camite was briefly used as a riot control agent by the American police post-World War One, but was abandoned after safer options such as CS gas were invented.
"He brings hope when the Lebanese feel abandoned and we feel uplifted," he says.
Since the start of the year, more than 4,000 refugees have abandoned Ugandan encampments, opting to return to Burundi, South Sudan and other countries, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
Counting those abandoned nests gives a clear indication of how the species is doing.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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