DESERTING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

deserting

verb

present participle of desert

as in abandoning

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 leaving

to cause to remain behind deserted the kids at the food court for some independent shopping

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Recent Examples of deserting But Putin was not going to launch a new war against Turkey’s rebel allies just to save a petty dictator whose own soldiers were deserting. —

Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026

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These networks are viewed with less enthusiasm in the age of streaming, because more consumers are abandoning their cable subscriptions in favor of streaming services.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 June 2026
Blanche said later at the hearing that the DOJ wasn't abandoning the tax portion of the settlement.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 2 June 2026