deserted

[dih-zur-tid] / dɪˈzɜr tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

abandoned, unoccupied

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barren derelict desolate empty forlorn isolated lonely neglected uninhabited vacant

STRONG

bare forsaken left relinquished

WEAK

bereft cast-off godforsaken left in the lurch left stranded lorn solitary uncouth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful filled full happy inhabited pleased populated productive used

WEAK

busy crowded populous

Example Sentences

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It’s a joke with its own Wikipedia page, one economists tell on economists, about being stuck on a deserted island with a can of food and no way open it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

A school newspaper article described the student center in 2023 as desolate and deserted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

"People were not going out on campus, it looked deserted," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Austrian troops, ragged and hungry, deserted by the thousands.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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