de·sert
verb
desert (verb) · deserts (third person present) · deserted (past tense) · deserted (past participle) · deserting (present participle)
- abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous:
- (of a number of people) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty:
- (of a quality or ability) fail (someone), especially at a crucial moment when most needed:
- (of a soldier) illegally run away from military service:
des·ert
noun
desert (noun) · deserts (plural noun)
- a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
- a situation or area considered dull and uninteresting:
- like a desert:
- uninhabited and desolate:
Synonyms
abandoned,
forsaken,
betrayed,
jilted,
shunned,
neglected,
stranded,
marooned,
relinquished,
renounced,
forlorn,
bereft,
dumped,
ditched,
dropped,
abandon,
leave,
betray,
jilt,
neglect,
shun,
strand,
maroon,
relinquish,
renounce,
drop,
dump,
ditch,
forsake,
repudiate,
forswear,
abjure,
disavow,
apostatize,
recant,
empty,
uninhabited,
unoccupied,
unpeopled,
abandoned,
evacuated,
vacant,
vacated,
untenanted,
tenantless,
unfrequented,
neglected,
secluded,
isolated,
desolate,
lonely,
solitary,
godforsaken,
forlorn,
crowded,
populous,
abscond,
defect,
decamp,
flee,
fly,
bolt,
depart,
quit,
escape,
stay,
wasteland,
waste,
wilderness,
wilds,
wasteland,
arid,
dry,
moistureless,
parched,
scorched,
burnt,
hot,
burning,
torrid,
barren,
bare,
stark,
infertile,
nonfertile,
unproductive,
unfruitful,
dehydrated,
sterile,
fertile,
uninhabited,
empty,
solitary,
lonely,
desolate,
bleak,
dismal,
waste,
wild,
uncultivated,
untended,
untilled,
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