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Thesaurus Definition of deserted
(Entry 1 of 2)
Synonyms & Similar Words
- godforsaken
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reconditioned
- rehabilitated
Thesaurus Definition of deserted (Entry 2 of 2)
- defected (from)
- jumped ship
- went back on
- ratted (on)
- walked out on
- apostatized
- stuck (to or with)
- adhered (to)
- walked away from
- relinquished
- withdrew (from)
- surrendered
- separated (from)
- retreated (from)
- handed over
- took off (from)
- disregarded
- shucked (off)
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“Deserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserted. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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[ dih- zur -tid ]
the problems of deserted wives and children.
a deserted village; a deserted farmhouse.
The victim was lured to a deserted spot.
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- unde·serted adjective
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Now, I head out in a camper van to find deserted campsites, hot springs, and hikes to alpine lakes with my two kids in tow.
There was an island off Brazil’s southeastern coastline that looked deserted but wasn’t.
His novel Crabs on the Island tells the story of two engineers conducting an experiment in cybernetics on a deserted island.
The future of cities, some with areas that are almost deserted now, will begin to reveal itself.
Even so-called deserted neighborhoods, like Times Square, are inching back up in foot traffic.
It was late at night, in the South, and a relatively deserted area.
Grimm has even been actively trying hire staff members for his office in recent weeks after several former aides deserted him.
Rural churches were deserted, and the connection between the land and the bounty of harvests was gone.
Not surprisingly, many middle and working class voters, particularly whites, have deserted the Democrats in increasing numbers.
One theory holds that Gedi was deserted to avoid the advancing nomadic Galla tribe coming from Somalia.
He carried this war of extermination up to Ilocos, where, little by little, his forces deserted him.
In fact, one evening, his wife and children deserted him entirely and went to settle elsewhere, thinking it was all over with him.
He found the village in disorder, the fields neglected, many houses deserted, the remainder of the people preparing to move away.
His pitiful heart deserted him at the very instant when he most needed its support.
"Perhaps he has deserted his wife," I said, seeing at last a possible solution of the mystery.
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- uninhabited
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Definition of deserted adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- deserted streets
- The office was completely deserted.
- The streets were deserted except for policemen in riot gear guarding the important buildings.
- He walked home through the quiet and, at this hour, deserted village.
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DESERTED definition: 1. If a place is deserted, there are no people in it: 2. left alone in a difficult situation: 3…. Learn more.
Synonyms for DESERTED: abandoned, disused, desolate, vacant, derelict, vacated, forsaken, rejected; Antonyms of DESERTED: recovered, reclaimed, saved, redeemed, restored, salvaged, retrieved, rescued.
DESERTED meaning: 1. If a place is deserted, there are no people in it: 2. left alone in a difficult situation: 3…. Learn more.
Deserted definition: abandoned; forsaken. See examples of DESERTED used in a sentence.
The adjective deserted often describes an empty building that’s been abandoned by its owners, but you can use it for anything that’s remote or without any people around. You might get the chills when you walk down a deserted street at night.
1. abandoned; forsaken. the problems of deserted wives and children. 2. untenanted: without inhabitants. a deserted village. a deserted farmhouse. 3. unfrequented; lonely. The victim was lured to a deserted spot. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
deserted meaning: If a place is deserted, it has no people in it: . Learn more.
Definition of deserted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.