Question

Directions: Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. The author wants to use a synonym for the word abandoned to complete the second sentence. Which word is the best synonym for abandoned? Rena found an abandoned puppy in her driveway. She asked her parents if she could keep the puppy since it had been _______. soothed hazed terrified deserted

Answer 1

The best synonym for abandoned in this case would be "deserted." 

Terrified means scared in this case, hazed means that someone was forced to preform a difficult tax and soothed means to be calmed or comforted. As you can see, none of these terms are synonymous with abandoned. Deserted however means to be left behind, so it is a synonym for abandoned.