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abandoned
[ uh-ban-duhnd ]
adjective
- forsaken or deserted:
an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten.
- unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited:
She danced with abandoned enthusiasm.
- utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked:
an abandoned and dissolute ruler.
abandoned
/ əˈæԻəԻ /
adjective
- deserted
an abandoned windmill
- forsaken
an abandoned child
- unrestrained; uninhibited
wild, abandoned dancing
- depraved; profligate
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·dDzԱ· adverb
- -·dDzԱ adjective
- ܲa·dDzԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abandoned1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The rats are trained to sniff out chemicals that are found in landmines and other weapons abandoned on battlefields.
Plans for the UK's first deep coal mine in more than 30 years have officially been abandoned.
McCartney happened to be visiting Lennon in New York at the time and they briefly considered shocking the world by hightailing it down to Rockefeller Center, but the idea was abandoned.
They have now abandoned their plans to retire in Thailand and are instead looking at houses in Middlesbrough.
To a stranger’s eye, the village looks almost abandoned.
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