Abandoned and In ruins

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Abandoned adjective - Left unoccupied or unused.

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In ruins and abandoned are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In ruins" instead an adjective "Abandoned".

Nearby Words: abandon, abandonment, abandoning

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Abandoned and in ruins are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandoned" instead an adjective phrase "In ruins".

It is a large, possibly planetwide city, but it is mostly in ruins and abandoned.

Source: Literature / The Time Traders
Used in the Community episode "Modern Warfare", in which Jeff takes an one-hour nap in his car and wakes up to find the entire campus abandoned and in ruins due to a massive paintball tournament.

Source: Slept Through the Apocalypse
The Emperor destroys Palamecia castle himself, and Dist and Kashuon are both abandoned and/or in ruins anyway.

Source: You Can't Thwart Stage One

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