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abandoned adj.
discontinued adj.
lorn adj.
sacrificed adj.

ADJECTIVE

abandoned

Synonyms

STRONG

deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected relinquished shunned sidelined vacated

WEAK

alone cast aside cast away eighty-sixed godforsaken left in the cold left in the lurch outcast passed up pigeon-holed side-tracked unoccupied vacant

Antonyms

WEAK

adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained moral pure restrained supported virtuous

ADJECTIVE

discontinued

Synonyms

STRONGEST

canceled

STRONG

discarded interrupted terminated

ADJECTIVE

lorn

Synonyms

WEAK

alone bereft cast aside cast away derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped dumped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up pigeon-holed rejected relinquished shunned side-tracked sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated

ADJECTIVE

sacrificed

Synonyms

STRONG

abandoned lost

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given up

Five goals given up against LASK, a desperate experience at Ibrox - and now this.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

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Millions of Americans aren’t working because of illness or disability, while in school or because they have given up job-hunting after long unemployment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

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The only score given up in the second half was a 30-yard pass from Rogers to senior running back Noah Roberts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

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Lauer had given up more than three runs in just two other outings since the Dodgers acquired him from the Blue Jays in mid-May, and Tuesday marked his shortest start.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

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I’m glad Laurie seems so happy and busy, that he has given up smoking and lets his hair grow.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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