abandoned

Definition

  • adjective: left without needed protection or care
  • adjective: wholly free from restraint
  • synonyms: profligate, unprincipled, dissolute

Examples

  • He 'abandoned' the principles that he once fought hard to defend.

  • He 'abandoned himself to' despair. [=he was overcome by despair]

  • The child had been 'abandoned' (by his parents) as an infant.

Movie quotes

  • (..) When the kids get old, new ones come in. When they get old, new ones replace them. You'll never be outgrown or neglected, never abandoned or forgotten. No owners means no heartbreak. -lt's a miracle. -And you wanted us to stay at Andy's. Because we're Andy's toys! (..)
    2010 Toy Story 3
  • (..) You're gonna need it. No, no, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait! -We're getting thrown away? -No. No one's getting thrown away. How do you know? -We're being abandoned! -We'll be fine, Jessie. -So why did Sarge leave? -Should we leave? -l thought we were goin' to the attic. -l hate all this uncertainty! (..)
    2010 Toy Story 3