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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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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

“We will tackle pollution, promote a circular economy and ensure that vulnerable communities are not left behind in the fight against climate change.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Meta signed this agreement for AWS’s Graviton central processing units, or CPUs—a category of chip that had largely been left behind as the AI world focused its attention on graphics processing units, or GPUs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Nath and Das never returned home, and their deaths continue to shape the lives of those they left behind.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The monkeys were heading out and she didn’t want me left behind.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo