godforsaken

adjective

god·​for·​sak·​en ˈgäd-fər-ˌsā-kən 

1

: remote, desolate

2

: neglected and miserable in appearance or circumstances

Synonyms

• bleak
• desolate
• lonely
• dark
• depressing
• depressive
• darkening
• somber
• lonesome
• murky
• cold
• gray
• miserable
• grey
• wretched
• solemn
• blue
• morbid

Examples of godforsaken in a Sentence

Who would want to visit such a godforsaken place?

grew up in the kind of godforsaken town in which everyone drank in order to forget that they were there

Recent Examples on the Web

Viewed from a distance through a telephoto lens, his demise in a godforsaken town, at the hands of Somoza’s troops, is random, scruffy, and dumb. —Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025

The federal dollars were to build 61 wildlife crossings and install 68 miles of protective fencing in a godforsaken desert area beside U.S. Highway 93 in southern Nevada. —Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Viewed from a distance through a telephoto lens, his demise in a godforsaken town, at the hands of Somoza’s troops, is random, scruffy, and dumb. —Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025

First, the company claims credit for turning central Florida from a godforsaken wasteland into a thriving economic engine for the entire state. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for godforsaken

• overtaken
• reawaken
• undertaken
• awaken
• betaken
• forsaken
• mistaken
• partaken
• retaken
• unshaken
• shaken
• taken

Kids Definition

godforsaken

adjective

god·​for·​sak·​en -fər-ˌsā-kən 

: remote entry 1 sense 1, desolate

the most godforsaken place in the world