abandoned

[ uh-ban-duhnd ]
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adjective
  1. forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten.

  2. unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited: She danced with abandoned enthusiasm.

  1. utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked: an abandoned and dissolute ruler.

Origin of abandoned

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; abandon + -ed2

synonym study For abandoned

3. See immoral.

Other words for abandoned

Other words from abandoned

  • a·ban·doned·ly, adverb
  • half-a·ban·doned, adjective
  • un·a·ban·doned, adjective

Words Nearby abandoned

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How to use abandoned in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for abandoned

abandoned

/ (əˈbændənd) /


adjective
  1. deserted: an abandoned windmill

  2. forsaken: an abandoned child

  1. unrestrained; uninhibited: wild, abandoned dancing

  2. depraved; profligate

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