Synonyms of deserted

deserted 1 of 2

adjective

as in abandoned

left unoccupied or unused

we had the deserted beach all to ourselves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoned
• disused
• desolate
• vacant
• derelict
• vacated
• forsaken
• rejected
• forgotten
• empty
• void
• discarded
• neglected
• ignored
• unattended
• untended
• junked
• shabby
• refuse
• waste
• idle
• miserable
• jettisoned
• godforsaken
• castaway
• wretched
• cast-off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• reclaimed
• saved
• redeemed
• restored
• salvaged
• retrieved
• rescued
• reconditioned
• rehabilitated
• rehabbed
• repeopled

deserted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of desert

1

as in rejected

to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another

the volunteer became disillusioned with his candidate and deserted to a political rival

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoned
• rejected
• left
• withdrew
• defected (from)
• jumped ship
• renounced
• forsook
• went back on
• spurned
• ran out on
• disowned
• ratted (on)
• walked out on
• cut off
• repudiated
• departed
• abdicated
• quit
• went
• abjured
• reneged
• apostatized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stuck (to or with)
• adhered (to)
• cultivated
• clung (to)
• fostered
• cherished

2

as in left

to cause to remain behind

deserted the kids at the food court for some independent shopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• left
• stranded
• abandoned
• dumped
• marooned
• forsook
• quit
• discarded
• flung
• shed
• escaped
• walked away from
• relinquished
• vacated
• walked out on
• scrapped
• ignored
• ditched
• withdrew (from)
• rejected
• renounced
• junked
• surrendered
• separated (from)
• jettisoned
• sacrificed
• neglected
• cut off
• retreated (from)
• gave up
• forgot
• repudiated
• handed over
• took off (from)
• threw away
• disregarded
• disowned
• delivered
• yielded
• threw out
• shucked (off)
• abjured
• distanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• owned
• possessed
• reserved
• held
• kept
• retained
• reclaimed
• withheld
• saved
• harbored
• rescued
• redeemed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deserted

Adjective

The red-brick Southeast Lighthouse, perched atop the Mohegan Bluffs, is all but deserted. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026

As long a there’s a full-serve station within a mile or two, in the middle of the night, your car will wander off down deserted streets at low speed, and fill up. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Sparkly, semiattired Lolla kids are this weekend swarming around such oft-deserted environs as Van Buren Street, Jackson Boulevard and State Street. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Authorities reopened more communities Friday, but several remained largely deserted Saturday. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

And being on a deserted island, there were no tourists, nothing. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Patty was never seen again because, prosecutors say, Sochor raped and killed her at the side of a deserted road. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

So So Glos built the studio themselves a decade ago, in a deserted cosmetics warehouse. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026

Power’s deserted worksites could be received as a harbinger of a world without workers, one in which unmanned machines no longer need the humans who helped build them. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026

Verb

Another neighbor said the apartment was deserted when police arrived. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

One season on our family farm, deer deserted a tree stand that had produced results for years. — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Beaches near Pensacola, Florida, were mostly deserted except for tourists taking photos of the pounding surf. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Mbappe wasn’t the worst of France’s attackers and never stopped trying to turn the tide, but his quality deserted him. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Ghulam Ali whipped his head around to see if anyone else was there, but the fields were deserted at this time of day. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

No matter how crowded or deserted your beach may be, being mindful of others will go a long way in creating an enjoyable day for you and all your fellow beachgoers. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 June 2026

Further up Lake Street, there are signs of a slow recovery at the Plaza Mexico, with customers sitting at tables that were deserted during the winter. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 10 June 2026

In the last decade, young audiences coveted by advertisers have deserted late night TV shows for streaming channels. — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026