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Synonyms for abandoned

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  1. Left uninhabited or unsupported

    deserted, desolate, forsaken, desperate, surrendered, empty, given up, unused, vacated, left, vacant, neglected, relinquished, lonely, solitary, hopeless, cast aside, cast off, cast away, forgotten, repudiated, derelict, shunned, adrift, at the mercy of the elements, forlorn, at the mercy of one's enemies, mournful, avoided, outcast, rejected, helpless, unfortunate, alone, lorn, discarded, scorned, lost, doomed, friendless, wretched, in the hands of fate, eliminated, in the wastebasket*, thrown overboard*, out on a limb*, waiting at the church*, left hanging*, left in the lurch*, left in the cold*, left holding the bag*.

    Antonyms inhabited*, used, cared for.

  2. Having lost one's self-respect

    immoral, debased, dissolute, unrestrained; see lewd 2, wicked 1.

See abandoned in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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