abandoned

[uh-ban-duhnd] / əˈbæn dənd /

ADJECTIVE

left alone, deserted

Synonyms

STRONG

deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected relinquished shunned sidelined vacated

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained moral pure restrained supported virtuous

ADJECTIVE

free from moral restraint; uninhibited

Synonyms

STRONG

corrupt depraved wanton

WEAK

dissolute immoral incontinent incorrigible licentious profligate shameless sinful uncontrolled unprincipled unrestrained wicked wild

Antonyms

STRONG

clean decent honorable kind moral noble pure uncorrupt upright

WEAK

adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained restrained supported virtuous

Example Sentences

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‘We found him abandoned on the streets a few weeks ago and took him in. He hasn’t learned all his manners yet.’

From Literature

But after two months and just over 30 concert performances, their major U.S. tour was abandoned.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the last year, the number of asylum cases marked “abandoned” has doubled.

From Los Angeles Times

Cohesion, often a buzzword last year, has been abandoned for new faces and untested combinations.

From BBC

Tablets on the windowsill gather dust, remnants of an abandoned online school project.

From Barron's