as in abandoned
left unoccupied or unused
we had the deserted beach all to ourselves
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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
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as in left
to cause to remain behind
deserted the kids at the food court for some independent shopping
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Recent Examples of deserted
Ian Proctor, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Co-starring Rachel McAdams, the tonal mashup chronicles two incompatible work colleagues who crash land on a deserted island and have to find a way to work together for the sake of survival.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Leaving Norman for sunny Southern Cal in 2021 left Sooners fans feeling deserted.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The Island tells the story of two polar opposites — a successful alpha businesswoman and a hopelessly dedicated male high school teacher, who are the sole survivors of a plane crash on a deserted island and must rely on each other to stay alive.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
When a shipwreck strands them on a deserted island, Annie discovers Chopper is a fraud and knows nothing about survival, leaving her in charge of figuring out how to keep them alive.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
The trailer begins in the deserted environs of New Vegas, formerly Las Vegas, with The Ghoul and Lucy MacLean (Purnell).
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Once again, Liverpool’s end at the national stadium was long since deserted.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
La Jolla’s own City Council member, Joe LaCava — who should be dispatched to a deserted island where the only food source is rodents — has actually championed this debacle.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Solcyré Burga, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Several Cuban doctors who deserted the mission sued PAHO, claiming the organization benefited from a labor-trafficking scheme in which the Cuban government pocketed about 85 percent of the salary payments made by Brazil.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
From hotels to theme parks to jails, the Bluegrass State has deserted sites galore.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
Nowadays, with the film business contracting around blockbusters, the little pictures, the B pictures and the silly pictures have deserted the theaters for television which, in its streaming multiplicity, has room to absorb them.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Days are spent fishing, snorkeling, and picnicking on deserted Indian Ocean islands, while nights are spent sleeping under the stars.
—Ian Proctor, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Co-starring Rachel McAdams, the tonal mashup chronicles two incompatible work colleagues who crash land on a deserted island and have to find a way to work together for the sake of survival.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Leaving Norman for sunny Southern Cal in 2021 left Sooners fans feeling deserted.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The Island tells the story of two polar opposites — a successful alpha businesswoman and a hopelessly dedicated male high school teacher, who are the sole survivors of a plane crash on a deserted island and must rely on each other to stay alive.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
When a shipwreck strands them on a deserted island, Annie discovers Chopper is a fraud and knows nothing about survival, leaving her in charge of figuring out how to keep them alive.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
The trailer begins in the deserted environs of New Vegas, formerly Las Vegas, with The Ghoul and Lucy MacLean (Purnell).
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Once again, Liverpool’s end at the national stadium was long since deserted.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
La Jolla’s own City Council member, Joe LaCava — who should be dispatched to a deserted island where the only food source is rodents — has actually championed this debacle.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Advertisement Advertisement The numbers are catching up to a story being told by locals and visitors for several months now, of an eerily empty Vegas Strip and deserted casino floors.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Several Cuban doctors who deserted the mission sued PAHO, claiming the organization benefited from a labor-trafficking scheme in which the Cuban government pocketed about 85 percent of the salary payments made by Brazil.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
From hotels to theme parks to jails, the Bluegrass State has deserted sites galore.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
Nowadays, with the film business contracting around blockbusters, the little pictures, the B pictures and the silly pictures have deserted the theaters for television which, in its streaming multiplicity, has room to absorb them.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserted
Adjective
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Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The club rejected her for lack of record.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Combine uneven play with 11 penalties and that’s a cocktail even the Florida student section nauseously rejected.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This edition’s commissions have taken over some of the town’s most striking and unusual locations, including a church built for the fishing community, a former customs house, a Martello Tower and a disused railway bridge.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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On his release, Stern went on to spend the 1950s ping-ponging between New York and California, for a time living on a disused laundry barge in Sausalito.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Red Sox got a run back on Masataka Yoshida’s RBI single in the third, but the club later stranded men at the corners in both the fourth and sixth, squandering what turned out to be the club’s last scoring opportunities.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two met when Bethany was a teenager on a school trip who got stranded in Warsaw for a month when ash from an Icelandic eruption grounded planes across Europe.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Silksong is steeped in religious imagery — desolate chapels, ringing church bells, even rosary beads that act as in-game currency.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her haunting soprano ranged from desolate whispers to expansive belts.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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DeSantis appointed his former Chief of Staff James Uthmeier to the vacant attorney general post in February, giving him an incumbent-like advantage for the 2026 election even though voters did not pick him for the job.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even Roosevelt, the city’s most cherished school, has been vacant since 2019 and fallen into disrepair.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That was enough to buy him a space on a derelict dinghy, with some 70 others, hoping soon to see England’s white cliffs.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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Tens of millions of lives have been upended from derelict disaster response, power outages, inhumane commute times, and the housing shortage.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The council remains evenly split 3–3 after the interim mayor was unable to secure the appointment of a tie-breaking member to fill her vacated seat.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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Sharkey revisited the empty and vacated facility in February 2018 and again in 2022 to document how Evan Morrison continues White Oak’s tradition of producing selvedge denim on old Draper X-3 looms.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Deserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserted. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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