side-tracked

ADJECTIVE

abandoned

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 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 dumped 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 sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated

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"They were side-tracked by the fact he had a learning disability," says Dr Lodge.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

Let’s not get side-tracked with irrelevant cheap shots.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

Hall once aspired to acting and could sound wistful about his side-tracked ambition.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2017

And the story is often side-tracked in the way stories only ever are in open-world games.

From Forbes • Jul. 12, 2015

It occurred to me she didn’t want the expedition side-tracked and was reluctantly siding with me, so I smiled at her, but she didn’t return my look.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

side-tracked

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