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

aborted
canceled
cancelled
derelict
deserted
discontinued
disused
dropped
dumped
indulged
left
quit
quitted
rampant
revoked
runaway
scrapped
stranded
surrendered
uncontrolled
vacant
vacated

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

To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
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.
To subdue; to take control of.
To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.

adjective

Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
No longer maintained by its former owners, residents or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
Free from constraint; uninhibited.
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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