abandoned
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abandoned
- /əˈbæn.dənd/ US, UK
- /əˈbeə̯n.dənd/
- /əˈbɛə̯n.dənd/
Where it comes from
From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed.
adjective more abandoned · most abandoned
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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.
Similar: abandoned, arrant, bad, bad apple, bad seed, baleful, scurrilous, baneful, base, black-hearted, dark, deleterious
- No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. abandoned building
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Free from constraint; uninhibited.
Everything was dirty and shabby. There was no sign of the abandoned luxury that Colonel MacAndrew had so confidently described.
Similar: dissolute
- No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
Similar: corrupt, demoralized, depraved, graceless, hardened, impetuous, impenitent, incorrigible, irreclaimable, licentious, lost, obdurate, profligate, reckless, rejected, reprobate, shameless, sinful, uninhibited, unprincipled, unrestrained, vicious, vile, wanton, wicked, wild . See also Thesaurus:evil, abandoned, derelict, desert, deserted · Opposite: maintained, owned, possessed, unabandoned, unforsaken
verb
- simple past and past participle of abandon For quotations using this term, see Citations:abandoned.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: forsaken, deserted, uninhibited, uninhabited, failed, destitute, desolate, neglected, lost, neglect, disused, derelict, forgotten, lonely, cancelled, orphaned
adjective
Similar: corrupt, demoralized, depraved, graceless, hardened, impetuous, impenitent, incorrigible, irreclaimable, licentious, lost, obdurate, profligate, reckless, rejected, reprobate, shameless, sinful, uninhibited, unprincipled, unrestrained, vicious, vile, wanton, wicked, wild . See also Thesaurus:evil, abandoned, derelict, desert, deserted · Opposite: maintained, owned, possessed, unabandoned, unforsaken
Translations
Every language
adj wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
| Español | desenfrenado, desinhibido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 放蕩 /放荡 fàngdàng |
| Français | dévergondé |
| Română | vicios, desfrânat, imoral, nerușinat |
| Русский | па́дший pádšij, распу́тный raspútnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | phóng đãng, truỵ lạc, trụy lạc |
adj no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
| Español | abandonado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 버려진 beoryeojin, 고립된 goripdoen |
| 中文 | 遺棄的 /遗弃的, 拋棄的 /抛弃的 |
| हिन्दी | परित्यक्त parityakt |
| Português | abandonado |
| Français | abandonné |
| Deutsch | verlassen, herrenlos |
| Italiano | abbandonato |
| Ελληνικά | εγκαταλελειμμένος egkataleleimménos |
| Română | abandonat, părăsit |
| Русский | забро́шенный zabróšennyj, поки́нутый pokínutyj |
| العربية | مَهْجُورّ mahjūrr, مَتْرُوك matrūk |
| עברית | הֶפְקֵר hefkér, עזוב azuv |
adj free from constraint, uninhibited
| 中文 | 不羈 /不羁 bùjī |
|---|---|
| Русский | несде́ржанный nesdéržannyj, необу́зданный neobúzdannyj, безу́держный bezúderžnyj |
Talk about this word "abandoned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abandoned. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. abandoned. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abandoned "abandoned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abandoned.Cite this
@misc{abandoned_2026,
title = {abandoned},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abandoned},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
