as in abandoned
left unoccupied or unused
we had the deserted beach all to ourselves
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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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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
Adjective
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Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025 -
The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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On his release, Stern went on to spend the 1950s ping-ponging between New York and California, for a time living on a disused laundry barge in Sausalito.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Mar. 2025
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One of the most powerful scenes in Sugarcane takes place in a disused barn where, over a period of decades, Indigenous children worked under the lash.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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According to a post on the fire department's Instagram, the pet managed to swim to a nearby island, roughly 75 feet offshore, where the dog became stranded.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
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The film opens in the desolate Arctic, where Victor has chased his creation, and flashes back as Frankenstein relates his life’s story to a Danish sea captain whose ship is stuck in the ice.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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Springsteen wouldn’t even allow his photo to appear on the album cover, instead choosing a black-and-white image from the POV of the inside of a car traveling down a desolate highway on a cloudy day.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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But in recent years, a number of storefronts along Platte have sat vacant where lively watering holes and eateries once stood.—
Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
27 Aug. 2025
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After years of mismanagement, the hotel stood vacant and was demolished in 2013.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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That was enough to buy him a space on a derelict dinghy, with some 70 others, hoping soon to see England’s white cliffs.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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Tens of millions of lives have been upended from derelict disaster response, power outages, inhumane commute times, and the housing shortage.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Deserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserted. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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