abandoned
Americanadjective
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forsaken or deserted.
an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten.
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unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited.
She danced with abandoned enthusiasm.
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utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked.
an abandoned and dissolute ruler.
adjective
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deserted
an abandoned windmill
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forsaken
an abandoned child
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unrestrained; uninhibited
wild, abandoned dancing
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depraved; profligate
Related Words
See immoral.
Other Word Forms
- abandonedly adverb
- half-abandoned adjective
- unabandoned adjective
Etymology
Origin of abandoned
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; abandon + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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That’s why when, months ago, he first saw the abandoned trailer along the side of the road on Old Highway 80, he had to stop to take a closer look.
From Los Angeles Times
Her daughter had used Oregon’s shelter system designed for homeless youth to avoid a mother who never abandoned her.
Discovery film and video cornucopia, which it abandoned Thursday.
Last year, she starred in “Lamento,” a musical short film made inside an abandoned Guatemalan beach resort; once a popular seaside destination known as Turicentro Likin, it is now tucked away behind the mangroves.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2017, they bought a former steel works and an abandoned bleach factory next door for $25 million and started hosting the Mirage in the lot between them.
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