orphaned

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adjective

Made an orphan by the death of one's parents.

“I found an orphaned project, half-completed before its author quit, and decided to finish it.”

Similar
disparentedparentlessunparenteddroppedforsakenabandonedderelictdesert
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Meanings

adjectiveorphaned (comparative more orphaned, superlative most orphaned)

comparative more orphaned · superlative most orphaned

  1. Made an orphan by the death of one's parents.

    Synonyms: disparented, parentless, unparented

  2. Abandoned.

    I found an orphaned project, half-completed before its author quit, and decided to finish it.

    Synonyms: dropped, forsaken, abandoned, derelict, desert, deserted, desolate, discarded

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of orphan

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMade an orphan by the death of one's parents.

Similar
disparentedparentlessunparented

adjectiveAbandoned.

Similar
droppedforsakenabandonedderelictdesertdeserteddesolatediscardeddroppedforlornforsakenhigh and dryleft behind

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedeprived of parents by death or desertion

Similar
unparentedparentless
Also see
abandonedderelictdesertdeserteddesolateforlornforsakenhigh and dryparentlessunparented

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

orphaned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphaned

MLA

“orphaned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphaned. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orphaned,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphaned.

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