abandoned

adjective

aban·doned ə-ˈban-dənd How to pronounce abandoned (audio)

: left without needed protection, care, or support

an abandoned baby

… she … began to live in what she referred to as the straitened circumstances of an abandoned woman.

Richard Russo

: left by the owner

an abandoned car

: left to fall into a state of disuse

an abandoned field

abandoned property

an abandoned factory

: no longer held or thought of : given up

abandoned hopes/dreams

: wholly free from restraint

The lower the beer dropped in the kegs, the more abandoned and frenzied the dancers became.

Don Asher

… unless you can convince them that you are as abandoned a profligate as themselves.

George Bernard Shaw

Example Sentences

He led a reckless and abandoned life and died young. she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch

Recent Examples on the Web At his abandoned campsites, officials found corn, manioc, papaya and bananas, according to Survival International, a human rights group.

Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022 Across the country, waste from abandoned and bankrupt coal and metal mines has contaminated more than 12,000 miles of waterways.

Austyn Gaffney, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 One year later, a group of college kids, who enter a reality TV show, stay the night at Michael’s abandoned house – Michael pays them a visit later that night.

Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022 Instead, taxpayers are left paying to clean up abandoned wells and all of the contamination left behind.

Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2021 Ukrainian volunteer troops took over abandoned houses and dug trenches in backyards.

Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022 An abandoned ski patrol hut still stands at the top, complete with an original trail map hanging on the wall, but beware of another holdover.

Heather Balogh Rochfort, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2018 An abandoned railroad bridge in Kansas City, Kan., is getting a second life as an event space and food court, the latest example of property developers transforming outdated infrastructure into visitor attractions.

Konrad Putzier, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2021 In August, Hurricane Ida disrupted 90 to 95% of the Gulf Coast's oil and gas production and damaged current and abandoned pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure.

Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 4 Oct. 2021 See More

abandoned 1 of 2

adjective

as in deserted

left unoccupied or unused she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

deserted
disused
derelict
forsaken
rejected
forgotten
vacated
vacant
desolate
discarded
neglected
ignored
empty
void
junked
unattended
jettisoned
untended
waste
refuse
godforsaken
castaway
shabby
cast-off
idle
miserable
wretched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

reclaimed
recovered
saved
salvaged
restored
redeemed
rescued
retrieved
rehabbed
rehabilitated
reconditioned
repeopled

as in rampant

showing no signs of being under control wild, abandoned dancing that shocked the staid chaperones at the debutante ball

Synonyms & Similar Words

rampant
runaway
uncontrolled
unbridled
unchecked
unbounded
unhindered
unrestrained
raw
unhampered
intemperate
uncontrollable
ungovernable
uninhibited
wild
barbaric
hog wild
riotous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

controlled
checked
hampered
hindered
restrained
governed
constrained
curbed
temperate
bridled
tempered
moderate

abandoned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of abandon

as in surrendered

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly more than ready to abandon himself to a life of complete idleness for the duration of his vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

surrendered
indulged
yielded
delivered
gave up
reveled
overindulged
basked
wallowed
luxuriated
revelled
overdid
rolled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

denied
eschewed
abstained (from)
refrained (from)
restrained
inhibited
checked
forbore
forwent
forewent

as in left

to cause to remain behind abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own

Synonyms & Similar Words

left
stranded
deserted
dumped
marooned
forsook
quitted
discarded
ditched
junked
relinquished
jettisoned
scrapped
quit
flung
escaped
shed
walked away from
vacated
ignored
rejected
renounced
disowned
walked out on
sacrificed
surrendered
threw away
neglected
repudiated
abjured
threw out
disregarded
cut off
handed over
yielded
delivered
forgot
gave up
shucked (off)
withdrew (from)
distanced
retreated (from)
separated (from)
took off (from)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

owned
reclaimed
retained
possessed
had
reserved
held
withheld
kept
rescued
saved
harbored
redeemed

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch

Synonyms & Similar Words

canceled
scrapped
cancelled
aborted
revoked
repealed
recalled
dropped
scrubbed
rescinded
withdrew
terminated
halted
suspended
called
reversed
called off
invalidated
ended
relinquished
cried off
retracted
abrogated
stopped
interrupted
nullified
discontinued
annulled
voided
recanted
took back
surrendered
wrote off
broke off
rolled back
countermanded
held back
gave up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continued
kept
engaged
started
promised
began
commenced
initiated
pledged
undertook
took up
took on

as in discontinued

to stop doing (something) permanently marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

discontinued
dropped
quitted
quit
ended
finished
ceased
concluded
knocked off
closed
halted
expired
gave up
laid off (of)
had done (with)
broke off
shut off
left off
packed (up or in)
hung it up
paused
terminated
broke up
tapered off
wrapped up
threw up
wound up
winded up
rounded (off or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

maintained
continued
kept
went
persisted
kept up
held on
persevered
renewed
reopened
hung in
preserved
resumed
stayed
hung on
restarted
started
carried on
began
commenced
ran on
followed through (with)

单词	abandoned
释义	abandoned adjective aban·doned ə-ˈban-dənd 1 a : left without needed protection, care, or support an abandoned baby … she … began to live in what she referred to as the straitened circumstances of an abandoned woman. Richard Russo b : left by the owner an abandoned car : left to fall into a state of disuse an abandoned field abandoned property an abandoned factory c : no longer held or thought of : given up abandoned hopes/dreams 2 : wholly free from restraint The lower the beer dropped in the kegs, the more abandoned and frenzied the dancers became. Don Asher … unless you can convince them that you are as abandoned a profligate as themselves. George Bernard Shaw Synonyms derelict deserted desolate disused forgotten forsaken rejected vacant vacated void See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He led a reckless and abandoned life and died young. she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch Recent Examples on the Web At his abandoned campsites, officials found corn, manioc, papaya and bananas, according to Survival International, a human rights group. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022 Across the country, waste from abandoned and bankrupt coal and metal mines has contaminated more than 12,000 miles of waterways. Austyn Gaffney, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 One year later, a group of college kids, who enter a reality TV show, stay the night at Michael’s abandoned house – Michael pays them a visit later that night. Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022 Instead, taxpayers are left paying to clean up abandoned wells and all of the contamination left behind. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2021 Ukrainian volunteer troops took over abandoned houses and dug trenches in backyards. Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022 An abandoned ski patrol hut still stands at the top, complete with an original trail map hanging on the wall, but beware of another holdover. Heather Balogh Rochfort, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2018 An abandoned railroad bridge in Kansas City, Kan., is getting a second life as an event space and food court, the latest example of property developers transforming outdated infrastructure into visitor attractions. Konrad Putzier, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2021 In August, Hurricane Ida disrupted 90 to 95% of the Gulf Coast's oil and gas production and damaged current and abandoned pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 4 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from past participle of abandounen "to abandon entry 1" First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c Phrases Containing abandoned self-abandoned self-abandoned Kids Definition abandoned adjective aban·doned ə-ˈban-dənd : given up : left empty or unused abandoned houses abandoned 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in deserted left unoccupied or unused she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance deserted disused derelict forsaken rejected forgotten vacated vacant desolate discarded neglected ignored empty void junked unattended jettisoned untended waste refuse godforsaken castaway shabby cast-off idle miserable wretched Antonyms & Near Antonyms reclaimed recovered saved salvaged restored redeemed rescued retrieved rehabbed rehabilitated reconditioned repeopled See More 2 as in rampant showing no signs of being under control wild, abandoned dancing that shocked the staid chaperones at the debutante ball Synonyms & Similar Words rampant runaway uncontrolled unbridled unchecked unbounded unhindered unrestrained raw unhampered intemperate uncontrollable ungovernable uninhibited wild barbaric hog wild riotous Antonyms & Near Antonyms controlled checked hampered hindered restrained governed constrained curbed temperate bridled tempered moderate See More abandoned 2 of 2 verb past tense of abandon 1 as in surrendered to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly more than ready to abandon himself to a life of complete idleness for the duration of his vacation Synonyms & Similar Words surrendered indulged yielded delivered gave up reveled overindulged basked wallowed luxuriated revelled overdid rolled Antonyms & Near Antonyms denied eschewed abstained (from) refrained (from) restrained inhibited checked forbore forwent forewent See More 2 as in left to cause to remain behind abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own Synonyms & Similar Words left stranded deserted dumped marooned forsook quitted discarded ditched junked relinquished jettisoned scrapped quit flung escaped shed walked away from vacated ignored rejected renounced disowned walked out on sacrificed surrendered threw away neglected repudiated abjured threw out disregarded cut off handed over yielded delivered forgot gave up shucked (off) withdrew (from) distanced retreated (from) separated (from) took off (from) Antonyms & Near Antonyms owned reclaimed retained possessed had reserved held withheld kept rescued saved harbored redeemed See More 3 as in canceled to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch Synonyms & Similar Words canceled scrapped cancelled aborted revoked repealed recalled dropped scrubbed rescinded withdrew terminated halted suspended called reversed called off invalidated ended relinquished cried off retracted abrogated stopped interrupted nullified discontinued annulled voided recanted took back surrendered wrote off broke off rolled back countermanded held back gave up Antonyms & Near Antonyms continued kept engaged started promised began commenced initiated pledged undertook took up took on See More 4 as in discontinued to stop doing (something) permanently marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago Synonyms & Similar Words discontinued dropped quitted quit ended finished ceased concluded knocked off closed halted expired gave up laid off (of) had done (with) broke off shut off left off packed (up or in) hung it up paused terminated broke up tapered off wrapped up threw up wound up winded up rounded (off or out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms maintained continued kept went persisted kept up held on persevered renewed reopened hung in preserved resumed stayed hung on restarted started carried on began commenced ran on followed through (with) See More
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abandoned

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