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abandoned

The word “abandoned” has 3 syllables: a-ban-doned

It's pronounced as /əˈbændənd/

What is synonym and antonym for abandoned?

In the thesaurus, “abandoned” has 22 synonyms and 30 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abandoned along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abandoned

Antonyms for abandoned

  • began
  • carried on
  • checked
  • constrained
  • continued
  • controlled
  • denied
  • engaged
  • eschewed
  • governed
  • had
  • hampered
  • held
  • hindered
  • kept
  • maintained
  • owned
  • possessed
  • reclaimed
  • recovered
  • redeemed
  • reserved
  • restored
  • restrained
  • retained
  • retrieved
  • salvaged
  • saved
  • went
  • withheld

Meanings of abandoned

  • verb
    1. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
    2. To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
    3. To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
    4. To subdue; to take control of.
    5. To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
    6. To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
    7. To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
  • adjective
    1. Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
    2. No longer maintained by its former owners, residents or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
    3. Free from constraint; uninhibited.
    4. No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.

Example Sentences

  • The old, abandoned house at the end of the street stood in eerie silence.
  • Walking through the abandoned amusement park, they felt a sense of desolation and emptiness.
  • The abandoned car in the parking lot raised suspicions among the neighbors.
  • The once-thriving factory now sat in ruins, a stark reminder of the abandoned industrial era.
  • As night fell, the abandoned cemetery took on a haunting atmosphere.

On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abandoned, such as: aborted, began, canceled, cancelled, carried on, checked, constrained.

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Related Words

abnegated

  • abandoned
  • abdicated
  • contradicted
  • denied
  • relinquished
  • renounced
  • resigned
  • retracted
  • took back
  • withdrew

aborted

called

called off

canceled

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