abandoned

1. 1
   adjective

   Left empty and no longer cared for by the people who used to own or use it.

   Like a toy left outside that nobody plays with anymore.

   The kids spent the afternoon exploring an abandoned house at the edge of town.

   Stray cats had moved into the abandoned warehouse near the river.

   Similardeserted, forsaken, discarded

   Oppositeoccupied, inhabited, maintained

2. 2
   verb

   Past participle of abandon. Use this form after has, have, or was.

   The whole village was abandoned after the flood.

   They have abandoned the project because of rising costs.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Acting freely and wildly, without holding anything back.

   Like a child laughing with their whole body, not caring who is watching.

   She danced in an abandoned, joyful way until the music stopped.

   The crowd let out an abandoned cheer when the team finally scored.

   Similardissolute

   Oppositerestrained, inhibited, controlled, reserved

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4. 4
   adjective

   Living a very bad, sinful life and refusing to change.

   Like someone who keeps doing wrong on purpose and never feels sorry.

   The preacher warned the young men against the abandoned life of the gambling halls.

   She was shocked by his abandoned and shameless behavior toward everyone he met.

   Similarevil, immoral, wicked, depraved, corrupt

   Oppositevirtuous, moral, upright, righteous

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5. 5
   adjective

   No longer being changed by the natural forces that first shaped the land.

   Like a sandcastle the waves no longer reach: it just stays as it was.

   The river left behind an abandoned channel when it shifted its course.

   Geologists studied an abandoned cliff far from today's coastline.

   Oppositeactive

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