abandoned

aban·doned (ə ban′dənd)

adjective

modif.

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.
Having lost one's self-respect
immoral, debased, dissolute, unrestrained; see lewd 2, wicked 1.

Modifies a noun

vehicle: The records of abandoned vehicles are probably the best quality reports.
quarry: Trimdon Grange Quarry Local Nature Reserve is an abandoned limestone quarry which is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.
trolley: And I thought it was only Tesco's and Sainsburys that had problems with abandoned trolleys!
car: Abandoned cars are seen to be less of a problem having dropped from 12 % in 2002 to 5 % .
mine: Also visit Cornish beam engines, walk through the tunnels of two abandoned mines.
cat: A total of 106 feral and abandoned cats were seen and treated.

Used with adjective complement

feel: Mixed in with the loneliness of bereavement, Naomi felt abandoned, helpless, without hope and in despair.

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