Meanings
comparative more abandoned · superlative most abandoned
- Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.First known use First attested from 1350 to 1470
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 2321 more example
Few if any Americans sailed regularly before the mast on board of these vessels, the crews being largely composed of the most abandoned scoundrels out of British and continental jails.
1911, Arthur Hamilton Clark, The Clipper Ship Era 1843-1869, Chapter 3Synonyms: arrant, bad, bad apple, bad seed, baleful, scurrilous, baneful, base
- No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.First known use Late 15th century
abandoned building
3 more examples
abandoned property
They explored an abandoned factory on the edge of town.
[…] your abandoned streams […]
1735, Thomson, (Please provide the book title or journal name) - Free from constraint; uninhibited.First known use Late 17th century
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 Sixpence1 more example
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 14Synonyms: dissolute
- geographyNo longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of abandon
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abandoned.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
adjectiveNo longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
adjectiveFree from constraint; uninhibited.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveforsaken by owner or inhabitants
adjectiveunrestrained and uninhibited
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishabandoned
- Englishabandoned
From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon + -ed.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَهْجُورّ, مَتْرُوك
- مَهْجُورّ (mahjūrr)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- مَتْرُوك (matrūk)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Bulgarian разпуснат, изоставен
- разпуснат (razpusnat)wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- изоставен (izostaven)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- необуздан (neobuzdan)free from constraint, uninhibited
Catalan abandonat
- abandonatno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Chinese Mandarin 放蕩 /放荡, 遺棄的 /遗弃的
- 放蕩 /放荡 (fàngdàng)wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- 遺棄的 /遗弃的no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- 拋棄的 /抛弃的no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- 不羈 /不羁 (bùjī)free from constraint, uninhibited
Czech opuštěný, nevázaný
- opuštěnýno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- nevázanýfree from constraint, uninhibited
Dutch schaamteloos, verdorven
- schaamtelooswicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- verdorvenwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- liederlijkwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- verlatenno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- in de steek gelatenno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- ongeremdfree from constraint, uninhibited
- geologisch stabielgeology: no longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it
Estonian maha jäetud, hüljatud
- maha jäetudno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- hüljatudno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Finnish paatunut, hylätty
- paatunutwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- hylättyno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- pidäkkeetönfree from constraint, uninhibited
- rajatonfree from constraint, uninhibited
French dévergondé, abandonné
- dévergondéwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- abandonnéno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
German verlassen, herrenlos
- verlassenno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- herrenlosno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Greek εγκαταλελειμμένος
- εγκαταλελειμμένος (egkataleleimménos)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Hebrew הֶפְקֵר, עזוב
- הֶפְקֵר (hefkér)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- עזוב (azuv)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Hindi परित्यक्त
- परित्यक्त (parityakt)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Icelandic gjörspilltur, yfirgefinn
- gjörspillturwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- yfirgefinnno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- taumlausfree from constraint, uninhibited
- hóflausfree from constraint, uninhibited
Irish fágtha, tréigthe
- fágthano longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- tréigtheno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Italian abbandonato
- abbandonatono longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Korean 버려진, 고립된
- 버려진 (beoryeojin)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- 고립된 (goripdoen)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Latin relictus, derelictus
- relictusno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- derelictusno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- desertusno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Māori toreke
- torekeno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Norwegian løssluppen
- løssluppenno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Polish opuszczony
- opuszczonyno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Portuguese abandonado
- abandonadono longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Romanian vicios, desfrânat
- vicioswicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- desfrânatwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- imoralwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- nerușinatwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- abandonatno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- părăsitno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Russian па́дший, распу́тный
- па́дший (pádšij)wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- распу́тный (raspútnyj)wicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- забро́шенный (zabróšennyj)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- поки́нутый (pokínutyj)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- несде́ржанный (nesdéržannyj)free from constraint, uninhibited
- необу́зданный (neobúzdannyj)free from constraint, uninhibited
- безу́держный (bezúderžnyj)free from constraint, uninhibited
Scottish Gaelic meallta, trèigte
- mealltawicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- trèigteno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- air fhàgailno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Spanish desenfrenado, desinhibido
- desenfrenadowicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- desinhibidowicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- abandonadono longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Swedish övergiven
- övergivenno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Tagalog abandonado
- abandonadono longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Thai ร้าง
- ร้าง (ráang)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Turkish terk edilmiş, metruk
- terk edilmişno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
- metrukno longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Ukrainian поки́нутий
- поки́нутий (pokýnutyj)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Vietnamese phóng đãng, truỵ lạc
- phóng đãngwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- truỵ lạcwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
- trụy lạcwicked, self-abandoned, given to sin
Yiddish הפֿקר
- הפֿקר (hefker)no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted
Cite this entry
abandoned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandoned
“abandoned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandoned. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abandoned,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandoned.
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