Synonyms for desertion
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of deserting.
Forms
- Plural
- desertions → abandonments, defections, apostasies, derelictions…
Example sentences
- abandonment Why does this fear of abandonment exist in my life?
- apostasy Tom's apostasy will not go unpunished.
- defection My government continues to treat dissent as defection.
- dereliction He was court-martialed for dereliction of duty.
- forsaking What is meant by forsaking all?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| desertion | falling | |
| abandonment | falling | |
| apostasy | rising | |
| defection | steady | |
| dereliction | steady | |
| forsaking | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- apostasy
- 9 letters
- defection3, forsaking3
- 11 letters
- abandonment4, dereliction4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defection3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- désertion
- Italiano
- diserzione
- Deutsch
- Desertion