deserted

American  

[dih-zur-tid] / dɪˈzɜr tɪd /

adjective

1. abandoned; forsaken.

   the problems of deserted wives and children.

2. untenanted: without inhabitants.

   a deserted village; a deserted farmhouse.

3. unfrequented; lonely.

   The victim was lured to a deserted spot.

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Other Word Forms

• undeserted adjective

Etymology

Origin of deserted

First recorded in 1620–30; desert ² + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Locally pioneered electric cars zip past deserted apartment blocks.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the documentary did not land Chow in prison, the filmmaker said he paid a steep price as investors and collaborators deserted him, almost dooming "Deadline".

From Barron's

“It looked like Bosnia. There were dilapidated buildings, deserted towns, infrastructure gone,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zelensky is known for getting close to the action, but his trip to Kupyansk—once home to 26,000 people and now largely deserted—might be his riskiest yet and came at a critical time.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rest of us do not know this when we meet inside a deserted restaurant at a West Hollywood boutique hotel.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• barren
• derelict
• desolate
• empty
• forlorn
• isolated
• lonely
• neglected
• uninhabited
• vacant