left behind
Not taken along
Left behind describes something or someone not taken along when others departed.
It can be literal—forgotten items or abandoned people: The bus left without her; she was left behind.
It also describes being outpaced in progress or success: Technology is advancing so fast that some workers are being left behind.
The phrase carries connotations of abandonment, neglect, or falling short.
Left stranded and helpless
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- shipwreckedStranded by maritime disaster
- adriftFloating without control
- isolatedSeparated from others
lost · trapped · helpless · disconnected · stray · solitary · survivor · refugee
marooned
Left stranded and helpless
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- shipwreckedStranded by maritime disaster
- adriftFloating without control
isolated · lost · trapped · helpless · disconnected · stray · solitary · survivor · refugee · homeless
forgotten
No longer recalled
forsaken · unwanted · rejected · orphaned · jilted · dumped · disowned · shunned · castoff · relinquished
relic
Preserved ancient object
legacy · artifact · residue · fragment · ruins · debris · aftermath · echo · heirloom · memento
- abandonmentabandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, neglect
- abandonedabandoned, abandoned building, abandoned factory, abandoned hospital, abandoned mine
- Disadvantageddisadvantaged, underprivileged, vulnerable, marginalized, needy
- neglectneglect, neglected, abandonment, carelessness, disregard
- Millenarianismmillennium, millenarianism, end times, second coming, rapture
- rejectedrejected, spurned, rebuffed, snubbed, refused
left behindaccompanied
Went along with someone
included · picked up · collected · taken with · taken
left behindcaught up
Became current or involved
ahead · advanced · leading · on track · up to speed
left behindremembered
Brought back to mind
kept in mind · thought of · included · considered · accounted for
leave, behind, left, leaves, leaving, lefty, leftist, lefthand, leftists