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dumped

ADJECTIVE
abandoned
Synonyms
STRONG
deserted discarded dissipated dropped 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
lorn
Synonyms
WEAK
alone bereft cast aside cast away derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken given up godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up pigeon-holed rejected relinquished shunned side-tracked sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated

Example Sentences

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So each Wednesday, Phillips went out on her yellow Huffy cruiser and routinely logged 50 or more illegally dumped items and reported them to the city’s 311 system for pickup.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The Labour government recently announced it would give councils new powers to force fly tippers to clean up waste they have dumped, and would give the Environment Agency police-style powers to investigate major waste sites.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Some 39,000 tonnes are illegally dumped every year, according to the biggest estimates.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

He says he wants there to be a solution the problem of dumped clothing, "and I think this factory is going to help that".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Then I put my gloves on and got a trowel and kind of scraped the chicken poop off the floor of the henhouse into a bucket and dumped it in the blackberry bushes.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones