Abandoned and Sly

Abandoned

Abandoned adjective - Left unoccupied or unused.

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

Nearby Words: abandon, abandonment, abandoning

Sly

Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

Abandoned and sly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandoned" instead an adjective "Sly".

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Sly the snake is prone to hallucinations because he was used to hide his owner's drug stash, and was abandoned on a highway so they wouldn't get caught; after getting his tail run over by a passing car, his body absorbed some of the hallucinogenic drugs which were stored inside him.
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