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Synonyms for deserted
Verb
- 1. abandon, forsake, desolate, desert, leave
- usage: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
- 2. defect, desert, flee, fly, take flight
- usage: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
Adjective
- 1. abandoned, deserted, forsaken (vs. unforsaken)
- usage: left desolate or empty; "an abandoned child"; "their deserted wives and children"; "an abandoned shack"; "deserted villages"
- 2. deserted, inaccessible (vs. accessible), unaccessible
- usage: remote from civilization; "the victim was lured to a deserted spot"
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