abandoned en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈbæn.dənd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation) without æ-raising
- (US) audio
- /əˈbɛə̯n.dənd/ æ-raising
- /əˈbeə̯n.dənd/ æ-raising
Etymology
From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed.
Meanings
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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.
1876, Alexander Davidson, A Complete History of Illinois from 1673 to 1884, page 232:
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No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
abandoned building
They explored an abandoned factory on the edge of town.
[…] your abandoned streams […]
1735, Thomson, (Please provide the book title or journal name):abandoned property
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Free from constraint; uninhibited.
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: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:
- No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most abandoned | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more abandoned | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unabandoned · possessed · maintained · unforsaken · owned
Deriveds
nonabandoned · abandoned child syndrome · phantom abandoned call · semiabandoned · self-abandoned · bando · abandoned property · abandonedness · abandonedly · abandoned habits · unabandoned
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
castaway · deteriorated · adrift · war-ravaged · scarified · devastated · anchorless · wasted · lost · ramshackle · ravaged · uninhabited
Relateds
Synonyms
obdurate · corrupt · nithing · knavish · reckless · base · evil · iniquous · sinister · malignant · impenitent · injurious · arrant · no-good · ungodly · heinous · dissolute · desolate · iniquitous · malicious · graceless · demoralized · wicked · hardened · profligate · facinorous · uninhibited · abandoned · immoral · wild . See also Thesaurus:evil · orphaned · sullen · derelict · nefarious · maleficent · pernicious · dropped · ill-intentioned · flagitious · niding · forlorn · wicked · bad apple · discarded · rejected · careless · malefic · unprincipled · reprehensible · depraved · deserted · ill-natured · vile · high and dry · niddering · vile · devilish · discarded · sordid · incorrigible · unrestrained · diabolical · peccaminous · black-hearted · baneful · demonic · naughty · evil-minded · reprobate · left behind · wanton · abandoned · forsaken · malevolent · desert · irreclaimable · depraved · baleful · scathful · vicious · villainous · sinful · shameless · incorrigible · vicious · impetuous · deserted · bad · satanic · bad seed · despicable · dark · bad (immoral) · licentious · reprobate · sinful · lost · unholy · deleterious · wrong · detrimental · scurrilous · harmful · forsaken · malign · nidering
Translations (108)
tr terk edilmiş (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · is gjörspilltur (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · nl verlaten (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ko 고립된 (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · he עזוב (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ro imoral (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · ar مَهْجُورّ (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · th ร้าง (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ga tréigthe (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · sh запуштен (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · mr परित्यक्त (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · fi hylätty (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ro nerușinat (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · fi paatunut (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · nl verdorven (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · es abandonado (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · is hóflaus (free from constraint, uninhibited) · ru па́дший (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · gv faagit (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · nl ongeremd (free from constraint, uninhibited) · he הֶפְקֵר (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · hi परित्यक्त (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ar مَتْرُوك (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ht abandonnen (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ro abandonat (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · gd meallta (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · ia abandonate (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · sh напуштен (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ch maabandona (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · fr dévergondé (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · gv jiarg (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · ota ویران (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · iu hingitaq (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · az nəzarətsiz (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · el εγκαταλελειμμένος (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ru распу́тный (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · ru безу́держный (free from constraint, uninhibited) · bg разпуснат (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · nl in de steek gelaten (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ru необу́зданный (free from constraint, uninhibited) · nl schaamteloos (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · vi truỵ lạc (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · ro părăsit (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · vi phóng đãng (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · arz متساب (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · gd air fhàgail (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ch madingo (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · uk поки́нутий (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ru забро́шенный (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · kea bandonóde (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · fr abandonné (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · cmn 放蕩 /放荡 (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · bg необуздан (free from constraint, uninhibited) · az baxımsız (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · mr त्यक्त (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · sh zapušten (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · cs opuštěný (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ru поки́нутый (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · nl liederlijk (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · la relictus (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ro vicios (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · et hüljatud (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ga fágtha (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · bg изоставен (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · gv treigit (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · et maha jäetud (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · cmn 不羈 /不羁 (free from constraint, uninhibited) · mi toreke (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · is taumlaus (free from constraint, uninhibited) · tl abandonado (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · be закі́нуты (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · fi rajaton (free from constraint, uninhibited) · ko 버려진 (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · de herrenlos (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · gd trèigte (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · cmn 拋棄的 /抛弃的 (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · cs nevázaný (free from constraint, uninhibited) · tr metruk (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ca abandonat (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · pl opuszczony (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ka მიტოვებული (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · no løssluppen (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · arz مهجور (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · fi pidäkkeetön (free from constraint, uninhibited) · pt abandonado (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · it abbandonato (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · es desinhibido (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · la desertus (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · hy լքված (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · km ដែលបោះបង់ចោល (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · sa हीन (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · sv övergiven (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · sh napušten (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · az tərk edilmiş (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · yi הפֿקר (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · es desenfrenado (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · ru несде́ржанный (free from constraint, uninhibited) · kea bandonadu (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · is yfirgefinn (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · ch mayute (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · vi trụy lạc (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · nl geologisch stabiel (geology: no longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it) · ro desfrânat (wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin) · la derelictus (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · gl abandonado (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · cmn 遺棄的 /遗弃的 (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · de verlassen (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) · az atılmış (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted)