deserted

[dih-zur-tid]

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.

Other Word Forms

• undeserted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deserted¹

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

Example Sentences

Since then, Basra War Cemetery has become a deserted wasteland, used by the locals for football or to dispose of rubbish.

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Sánchez would later learn why the mine was nearly deserted.

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His father is fighting and his stepfather -- one of only two survivors from his original platoon -- deserted to look after his three children.

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Inside is the pitch black, deserted church and the team start to set up their specialist gear.

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At that point on the deserted station platform, Ms Whyte had been stabbed 23 times, 11 of which penetrated her skull, with one cutting through her brain stem.

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Related Words

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