abandoned
Deserted and forgotten
Abandoned describes something that has been left behind or given up entirely.
An abandoned building stands empty, its occupants gone.
An abandoned child has been deserted by parents or guardians.
The word can also mean uninhibited or unrestrained: She danced with abandoned joy.
To feel abandoned is to feel forsaken, left alone when someone should have stayed.
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- cast asideReject or discard
- left behindAbandoned or forgotten
forgotten · neglected · unloved · unwanted · discarded · jilted · betrayed · alone
Enclosed roofed structure
- houseResidential building
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
asylum · station · mine · mill · church · school · hotel · theater
Excessively covered in vegetation
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
- feralWild after domestication
- untamedNot domesticated
- natureInherent quality or disposition
vines · weeds · saplings · wildlife · nesting · refuge · habitat · rewilding
Ceased resistance formally
- given upCeased attempting something
- leftDeparted or portside
- vacatedLeft a place empty
- evacuatedWithdrew from danger
fled · escaped · departed · emptied · cleared · deserted · walked away · moved on
Breaking down gradually
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
weathered · rotting · collapsing · overgrown · rusted · corroded · peeling · sagging
Destroyed vessel at sea
- hulkMassive body or shell
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- shellHard outer covering
- huskDry seed covering
eyesore · relic · mothballed · disused · condemned · gutted · stripped · vandalized
Disturbingly strange
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
paranormal · supernatural · chilling · unsettling · ominous · shadows · echoes · whispers
forsaken
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- cast asideReject or discard
left behind · forgotten · neglected · unloved · unwanted · discarded · jilted · betrayed · alone · lonely
building
Enclosed roofed structure
hospital · asylum · station · mine · mill · church · school · hotel · theater · amusement park
overgrown
Excessively covered in vegetation
nature · vines · weeds · saplings · wildlife · nesting · refuge · habitat · rewilding · succession
surrendered
Ceased resistance formally
evacuated · fled · escaped · departed · emptied · cleared · deserted · walked away · moved on · let go
crumbling
Breaking down gradually
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
ramshackle · weathered · rotting · collapsing · overgrown · rusted · corroded · peeling · sagging · warped
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
husk · eyesore · relic · mothballed · disused · condemned · gutted · stripped · vandalized · graffitied
eerie
Disturbingly strange
spirits · paranormal · supernatural · chilling · unsettling · ominous · shadows · echoes · whispers · memories
- incompleteincomplete, unfinished, partial, fragmentary, half-done
- Post-Apocalypsewasteland, fallout, survivors, apocalypse, collapse
- Self-Pitywoe is me, why me, nobody cares, story of my life, taken for granted
- abandoneddeserted, stranded, marooned, forsaken, derelict
- discontinueddiscontinued, terminated, cancelled, ended, stopped
- construction statusunder construction, completed, planned, in progress, on hold
abandonedrestrained
Held under control
inhibited · controlled · reserved · self-controlled · temperate
- abandon shipEvacuate a sinking vessel
- abandoned houseDwelling left uninhabited
- family abandonmentLeaving dependents without support
- reckless abandonComplete disregard for consequences
- abandoning shipFleeing a failing vessel
- abandoned buildingUnoccupied structure left behind
abandon, abandonment, abandons, abandoning, abandoned property