Synonyms of abandoned
92 similar words · 5 opposite words
Another word for abandoned is wicked. Other synonyms of abandoned are desert, black-hearted, malicious, satanic and sinister. The opposite of abandoned is owned.
Synonyms and similar words for abandoned
adjectiveHaving given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint...
- badEvil; wicked.
- bad appleA person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
- bad seed
- baleful
- scurrilous
- baneful
- baseMorally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- black-heartedHaving a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.
- darkWithout moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
- deleterious
- demonicExtremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical.
- depraved
- despicableFit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
- detrimentalCausing damage or harm.
- devilishEvil, wicked.
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel.
- evil
- evil-mindedHaving evil thoughts or intentions.
- flagitious literary
- harmfulCausing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
- heinous
- ill-intentionedHaving bad intentions; malevolent.
- ill-natured
- immoralBreaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or...
- incorrigible
- iniquitousMorally objectionable; sinful, wicked.
- injurious
- knavishHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
- maleficHaving an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
- maleficentHarmful or evil in intent or effect.
- malevolentHaving or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
- maliciousIntending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
- malign
- malignant
- nefariousSinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
- no-goodHaving no value, use or merit.
- peccaminousSinful.
- pernicious
- reprehensible
- reprobate
- satanicEvil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical.
- scathful
- sinfulConstituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil.
- sinisterEvil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- sordid
- ungodlyImmoral, sinful, or wicked.
- unholy
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- wickedEvil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
- wrong
- arrant datedVery bad; despicable.
- facinorous archaicExtremely wicked.
- iniquous obsoleteSynonym of iniquitous.
- naughty archaic, rareEvil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
- niddering archaicSynonym of nithing (“cowardly, dastardly; notoriously evil or wicked; infamous”).
- nidering archaic
- niding archaic
- nithing archaicNotoriously evil or wicked; infamous.
- sullen obsoleteMischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
adjectiveNo longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
adjectiveFree from constraint; uninhibited.
- dissoluteRecklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- corrupt
- demoralizedDisheartened.
- graceless
- hardened
- impetuous
- impenitentNot penitent; specifically (Christianity), not repenting of one's sins; unrepentant.
- irreclaimable
- licentious
- lost
- obdurate
- profligateImmoral; abandoned to vice.
- reckless
- rejected
- shameless
- uninhibitedNot inhibited; having no inhibitions.
- unprincipledLacking moral values.
- unrestrained
- wanton
- derelictGiven up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
- desertUsually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
- desolateDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
- dropped
- forlornAbandoned, deserted, left behind.
- high and dryAbandoned, stranded, helpless.
- left behindA usually socially conservative member of the working class whose income is stagnating or falling in purchasing power.
- orphanedAbandoned.
Opposite of abandoned
adjectiveMore antonyms
- maintainedShowing maintenance or attention.
- ownedHaving an owner who is part of a specified group.
- possessed
- unabandonedNot abandoned.
- unforsakenNot forsaken.
Meaning of abandoned
- adjective Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
- adjective No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
- adjective Free from constraint; uninhibited.
abandoned in other languages
Questions about synonyms of abandoned
- What is another word for abandoned?
- Abandoned has 92 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wicked, desert, black-hearted, malicious, satanic, sinister, base and nefarious.
- What is the opposite of abandoned?
- The opposite of abandoned is owned. Other antonyms of abandoned are maintained.
- What does abandoned mean?
- Abandoned means having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: abandoned (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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