Abandoned and Saved

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Abandoned adjective - Left unoccupied or unused.

Usage example: she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch

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Saved is an antonym for abandoned.

Nearby Words: abandon, abandonment, abandoning

Saved adjective - Rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin.

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Abandoned is an antonym for saved.

Nearby Words: save, saving, saver

The Farmer and the Viper: Glomgold steals all of Scrooge's supplies and abandoned him even after Scrooge saved his life.

Source: Comic Book / The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
He abandoned the mission, saved their lives and was ostracised by his entire country.

Source: Friend or Idol Decision
The Cavalry: In the end, HMS Guardian is saved in the nick of time by Péridot, retaken off-screen by her Cascan and Havenite crew after the pirates abandoned her.

Source: Literature / Manticore Ascendant

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