abandoned

Left empty or without care because the people responsible have gone away.

• They found an abandoned house.
• The shelter cares for abandoned dogs.
• We walked through the abandoned factory.

Similar words: deserted, forsaken

Common phrases: abandoned building, abandoned car, abandoned child

Showing feelings or enjoying yourself freely, without trying to control your behavior.

• The room filled with abandoned laughter.
• Her abandoned dancing surprised the quiet guests.
• They celebrated with an abandoned joy that lasted all night.

Similar words: uninhibited, unrestrained

Opposites: restrained

Common phrases: abandoned dancing, abandoned laughter, abandoned joy

Behaving in a very wicked way without caring about rules or goodness.

• The tale describes an abandoned villain.
• The preacher condemned their abandoned conduct.
• He portrayed the cruel ruler as utterly abandoned.

Similar words: depraved, wicked

Opposites: virtuous

Common phrases: abandoned villain, abandoned conduct, abandoned life

No longer being shaped by the natural processes that originally created it.

• Sediment filled the abandoned channel.
• The team mapped an abandoned river bed.
• This abandoned valley no longer carries the stream that formed it.

Similar words: inactive

Opposites: active

Common phrases: abandoned channel, abandoned valley, abandoned river bed