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adjective

ə-ˈban-dənd How to pronounce abandoned (audio)
Definition of abandonednext
1
as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch

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2
as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control wild, abandoned dancing that shocked the staid chaperones at the debutante ball

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abandoned

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verb

past tense of abandon
1
as in indulged
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

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

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

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

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Recent Examples of abandoned
Adjective
Antonia Noori Farzan The Providence Police Department is urging drivers to stay off the road, saying that stuck and abandoned cars are causing problems and preventing the city from getting back to normal. — Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026 Rogers is shopworker Polly Parrish, who gets mistakenly identified as the parent of an abandoned baby. — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
Exactly what happened to the memoir, why Travolta abandoned it and what became of his advance remain a mystery. — Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Mail shipments that are not properly entered within 15 days would be treated as voluntarily abandoned under the proposal, after which the Postal Service could destroy the merchandise or return it to the sender. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abandoned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandoned
  1. deserted
  2. rampant
  3. indulged
  4. stranded
  5. canceled
  6. discontinued
  7. disused
  8. runaway
Adjective
  • The suitcase containing her body was found soon afterward by railway tracks in a deserted area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Supporting this theory, the population of Lauriacum increased threefold over the next fifty years, with the deserted settlement now being used as a quarry.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of deserted
Adjective
  • In fact, the recent regulations from the Treasury Department do little to hide the exclusion and theft rampant in the program.
    — Denise Forte, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At the same time, Sanaa sympathized with the police, who were far outnumbered by vandals, many of them young men from France’s poorest suburbs, where youth unemployment is rampant.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rampant
Verb
  • With some of his publishing money, Bernard indulged his love of vintage Japanese fashion and has a 2000s-era Tuscan house on his vision board.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • There was no mention of a funeral in Adrien’s letter, and for a moment, Adelaide indulged the thought of ordering a carriage for Moscow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of indulged
Verb
  • Running out of fuel might leave a car stranded, but a satellite keeps moving.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Before midday, rescuers in a state helicopter were trying to reach two people stranded in a motor home after trying to escape floodwaters, said Archuleta County Sheriff Mike Le Roux.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of stranded
Verb
  • Trump canceled trade talks with Canada after the ad aired during the World Series in October 2025.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • While the match is scheduled to go ahead, a Steelers fan event in Paris was cancelled by the NFL.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • The Canada partners’ counterclaim was discontinued earlier this year.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Released in 2016 but since discontinued, this modern riff on the iconic 1970s Royal Oak showcases a large 41 mm yellow-gold case and a silver-white grande tapisserie dial.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of discontinued
Adjective
  • The residents occasionally gather in a disused rec center but the meetings devolve into rants about immigrants, junkies, thugs and vigilantism.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
  • At least 14 artisanal miners are dead and scores are injured at a disused mine in South Africa, police said Tuesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of disused
Adjective
  • The latest push to end the practice began in June after an 18-year-old Indian tourist, Romanch Mahajan, died after jumping from a runaway carriage.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Arlington Heights capitalized on a Trimble Tech turnover moments later when quarterback Drake Morton found the end zone, capping the scoring and sealing the runaway victory.
    — Aliza Acuna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Abandoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandoned. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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