abandoned
Syllables: a·ban·doned/əˈbeə̯n.dənd/UK/əˈbæn.dənd/
abandoned adjective: having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked. Also the simple past and past participle of abandon.
Adjective
abandoned (comparative more abandoned, superlative most abandoned)
- Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
- Such immunity to offenders offered a safe asylum to the vilest and most abandoned scoundrels.1876, Alexander Davidson, A Complete History of Illinois from 1673 to 1884, page 232
- Synonyms:
- arrant, bad, bad apple, bad seed, baleful, scurrilous, baneful, base, black-hearted, dark
- No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
- abandoned building
- abandoned property
- Free from constraint; uninhibited.
- Everything was dirty and shabby. There was no sign of the abandoned luxury that Colonel MacAndrew had so confidently described.1919, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 11, in The Moon and Sixpence
- What is the same is our need for community. What seemed different was an abandoned enjoyment of life and music, a uniquely Quebec sense of joie de vivre.1984 February 4, M. S., “Celles qui aiment: The Lesbians of Montreal”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 14
- Synonyms:
- dissolute
- No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
Also used as
abandoned is also the simple past and past participle of abandon.
abandoned meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit and Tagalog
abandoned in Hindi
- no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- परित्यक्त parityakt
abandoned in Marathi
- no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- त्यक्त tyakta, परित्यक्त parityakta
abandoned in Sanskrit
- no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- हीन hīna
abandoned in Tagalog
- no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- abandonado
More languagesFewer languages
- abandoned in Arabic
- مَهْجُورّ mahjūrr, مَتْرُوك matrūk
- abandoned in Thai
- ร้าง ráang
- abandoned in Vietnamese
- phóng đãng, truỵ lạc, trụy lạc
Examples of abandoned in a sentence
- Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.
- He was abandoned on the island with no one to help him.
- We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
Synonyms of abandoned
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- demonic
- depraved
- despicable
- detrimental
- devilish
- diabolical
- evil
- evil-minded
- flagitious
- harmful
- heinous
- ill-intentioned
- ill-natured
- immoral
- incorrigible
- iniquitous
- injurious
- knavish
- malefic
- maleficent
- malevolent
- malicious
- malign
- malignant
- nefarious
- no-good
- peccaminous
- pernicious
- reprehensible
- reprobate
Antonyms
Forms of abandoned
| comparative | more abandoned |
|---|---|
| superlative | most abandoned |
Origin of abandoned
From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed.
Words formed from abandoned
Phrases with abandoned
Questions about abandoned
- What does abandoned mean?
- Abandoned means having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
- What is abandoned in Hindi?
- Abandoned in Hindi is परित्यक्त (parityakt). See Abandoned meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is abandoned?
- Abandoned is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce abandoned?
- Abandoned is pronounced /əˈbæn.dənd/ (UK).
Words near abandoned in the dictionary
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