deserted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of desertednext
as in abandoned
left unoccupied or unused we had the deserted beach all to ourselves

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deserted

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verb

past tense of desert
1
as in rejected
to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another the volunteer became disillusioned with his candidate and deserted to a political rival

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2
as in left
to cause to remain behind deserted the kids at the food court for some independent shopping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserted
  1. abandoned
  2. disused
  3. stranded
  4. desolate
  5. vacant
  6. derelict
Adjective
  • According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
Definition of abandoned
Adjective
  • McQueen spends half an hour dispassionately showing us the grimness of HMP Maze, a Troubles-era warehouse for enemies of the British state on a disused airfield.
    IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
  • In his first five night-shift stints as watchman at a disused ’80s amusement park/arcade mall — Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place — Mike stares glaze-eyed at security monitors, then drifts into violent 3-D incidents, His circumstance incarnates the hell that Morrissey sings about.
    Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2023
Definition of disused
Verb
  • Frostbite and Hypothermia Duda fled his home in Ukraine's Kharkiv region more than a week before becoming stranded.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Mass cancellations and delays were the norm — and then when travelers ended up stranded and there was no incentive for airlines to provide any sort of compensation.
    Opheli Garcia Lawlor, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of stranded
Adjective
  • By the time Rip and Lloyd dump Jamie’s body and set his car ablaze in a desolate field in Iowa, her cover story is validated, and warrants are issued against Jamie for aggravated assault and domestic violence.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
  • At the same time, the Russians should know best about the desolate state of affairs inside the Syrian security and military apparatus.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of desolate
Adjective
  • However, due to an unseasonably warm year with no snow, the town is vacant and tourists have all chosen other destinations.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • With a priceless historic apartment in her family’s possession that was finally vacant after decades, the decision was clear.
    Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of vacant
Adjective
  • The power station, which is famous for gracing the cover of the Pink Floyd album Animals, was decommissioned in 1983 and lay derelict for almost 30 years.
    Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission on Tuesday gave the green light to demolish two historic but derelict buildings on East Colfax Avenue, with all but one board member agreeing the multimillion-dollar restorations would be an economic hardship to the owner.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 18 Dec. 2024
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