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left behind

ADJECTIVE
forgotten
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned buried erased gone lapsed lost obliterated omitted repressed suppressed
WEAK
blanked out blotted out blown over bygone clean forgot consigned to oblivion disremembered drew a blank fell between the cracks left out past past recollection slipped one's mind unrecalled unremembered
Antonyms
STRONG
existing
WEAK
recalled recollected remembered
ADJECTIVE
forsaken
Synonyms
STRONG
deserted desolate disowned ignored isolated jilted marooned
WEAK
cast off derelict destitute forlorn friendless godforsaken left at the altar left in the lurch lonely lorn outcast solitary thrown over
Antonyms
STRONG
populated
WEAK
cherished helped nurtured wanted
ADJECTIVE
missing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
away lost removed
STRONG
disappeared lacking mislaid misplaced omitted short wanting
WEAK
AWOL astray left out not present nowhere to be found unaccounted for
Antonyms
STRONG
adequate enough sufficient
WEAK
found here present

Example Sentences

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Companies don’t want to get left behind and they feel an urgency to invest now.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

But when the world opened back up, Peloton was left behind.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The team focused on turbidites, which are layers of sediment left behind by underwater landslides that are often triggered by earthquakes.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Sadly, her half-brother Poly had been left behind, and while her mother wrote to him daily, his fate is ultimately a tragic one.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Her own plain dress she left behind on the rack, on the off chance there might one day be a ballet about governesses.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood