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Definitions for Abandoned

[1] forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten.
[2] unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited: She danced with abandoned enthusiasm.
[3] utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked: an abandoned and dissolute ruler.
[4] to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
[5] to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a research project; to abandon hopes for a stage career.
[6] to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army.
[7] to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation; give (oneself) over to natural impulses, usually without self-control: to abandon oneself to grief.
[8] Law . to cast away, leave, or desert, as property or a child.
[9] Insurance . to relinquish (insured property) to the underwriter in case of partial loss, thus enabling the insured to claim a total loss.
[10] Obsolete . to banish.
[11] deserted an abandoned windmill
[12] forsaken an abandoned child
[13] unrestrained; uninhibited wild, abandoned dancing
[14] depraved; profligate
[15] to forsake completely; desert; leave behind to abandon a baby ; drivers had to abandon their cars
[16] abandon ship the order given to the crew of a ship that is about to sink to take to the lifeboats
[17] to give up completely to abandon a habit ; to abandon hope
[18] to yield control of or concern in; relinquish to abandon office
[19] to give up (something begun) before completion to abandon a job ; the game was abandoned
[20] to surrender (oneself) to emotion without restraint
[21] to give (insured property that has suffered partial loss or damage) to the insurers in order that a claim for a total loss may be made
[22] freedom from inhibitions, restraint, concern, or worry she danced with abandon

Words related to Abandoned

discarded, forgotten, neglected, forsaken, rejected, deserted, dissipated, jilted, empty, left, shunned, relinquished, vacated, eliminated, corrupt, depraved, wanton, alone, godforsaken, outcast

Words nearby Abandoned

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Origin of Abandoned

11325–75; Middle English abando(u)nen < Middle French abandoner for Old French (mettre ) a bandon (put) under (someone's) jurisdiction, equivalent to a at, to (< Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon < Germanic *band; see bond1

Other words from Abandoned

a·ban·doned·ly , adverb
half-a·ban·doned , adjective
un·a·ban·doned , adjective
a·ban·don·a·ble , adjective
a·ban·don·er , noun
a·ban·don·ment , noun
non·a·ban·don·ment , noun
un·a·ban·don·ing , adjective

Word origin for Abandoned

C14: abandounen (vb), from Old French, from a bandon under one's control, in one's power, from a at, to + bandon control, power

Synonyms for Abandoned

deserted, discarded, dissipated, dropped, dumped, eliminated, empty, forgotten, forsaken, jilted, left, neglected, rejected, relinquished, shunned, sidelined, vacated, alone, cast aside, cast away, eighty-sixed, given up, godforsaken, left in the cold, left in the lurch, on the rocks, outcast, passed up, pigeon-holed, side-tracked, unoccupied, vacant