Synonyms for deserted
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Abandoned — abandoned, without people
abandoned, uninhabited, derelict, desolate, forsaken, forlorn, solitary, empty, alone, unpopulated, unoccupied, lonesome, lifeless, vacant, lone, high and dry, untenanted, unfrequented, unpeopled, tenantless, beingless, wasteful dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Abandoned, without people.
Example sentences
- abandoned Sami's car was left abandoned miles from his home.
- forsaken I've never seen a more god-forsaken stretch of desert.
- derelict The old mosque was derelict and rotting.
- uninhabited Algeria's islands are very small and uninhabited.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deserted | rising | |
| abandoned | steady | |
| forsaken | rising | |
| derelict | steady | |
| uninhabited | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lone1
- 5 letters
- alone2, empty2
- 6 letters
- vacant2
- 7 letters
- forlorn2
- 8 letters
- solitary4, wasteful2, desolate3, forsaken3, lifeless2, derelict3, lonesome2
- 9 letters
- abandoned3, unpeopled, beingless
- 10 letters
- unoccupied4, untenanted, tenantless
- 11 letters
- uninhabited5, unpopulated
- 12 letters
- unfrequented
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alone2 = 2 syllables).