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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Her daughter had used Oregon’s shelter system designed for homeless youth to avoid a mother who never abandoned her.

From The Wall Street Journal

Discovery film and video cornucopia, which it abandoned Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last year, she starred in “Lamento,” a musical short film made inside an abandoned Guatemalan beach resort; once a popular seaside destination known as Turicentro Likin, it is now tucked away behind the mangroves.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2017, they bought a former steel works and an abandoned bleach factory next door for $25 million and started hosting the Mirage in the lot between them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oliver Glasner, the most successful manager in the club's history, then announced in January he was leaving at the end of the season, before telling the club's board they had "abandoned" the squad.

From BBC

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