abandoned

a-ban-doned · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having been deserted or left behind.

  2. 2.

    Unrestrained; uninhibited.

  3. 3.

    No longer supported, maintained, or in use.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    abandoned property — Property that has been deliberately forsaken by its owner.
  • •
    feel abandoned — To feel deserted or forsaken by others.

Related words

Antonyms: inhabited, maintained, occupied
See also: abandon, abandonment, deserted, forsaken
Synonyms: derelict, deserted, forsaken, vacant

Etymology

Past participle of abandon, from Old French abandoner, from a bandon ("at one's disposal").