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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Both look back to Reconstruction, to the debates surrounding the citizenship clause, and to the constitutional wreckage left behind by Dred Scott.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

As a result, many seniors unable to afford the pricey drugs have been left behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Every bit of it deserved - as proved by the stats left behind by his latest feat.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

To test the method, the team examined hundreds of tiny fossil bones left behind by owls that once roosted inside the cave.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

From the incredible acts of a brave young woman to a determination I can feel growing inside me to pick up the mantle she’s left behind.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

left behind

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