as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
the forsaken paper mill was now a rusting wreck
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as in abandoned
to cause to remain behind
forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck
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Recent Examples of forsaken
Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Swift rewrites the forsaken lover's fate through her own lens.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
All those lonesome, forsaken, snuffed-out lives.
—Huda Fakhreddine
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The president has not only broken with the policy of the Biden administration but also seems to have forsaken the strategic direction of his own first term.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
In practice, that means neither Croatia nor Serbia claims them, although officials say that does not mean they have been forsaken.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The drama is set in the mid-1990s and follows a pivotal day in the life of Murphy’s eponymous character and his students amidst a world that has forsaken them.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
American brands such as Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, and the Row have often forsaken New York Fashion Week to show in Paris or on their own schedules, or not at all.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The funding infusion represents the second significant capital raised toward the sweeping project, which so far has involved entities connected to Mehta purchasing half a dozen properties on three blocks of Fillmore between Clay and Pine streets, including the forsaken theater.
—Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Swift rewrites the forsaken lover's fate through her own lens.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
All those lonesome, forsaken, snuffed-out lives.
—Huda Fakhreddine
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
In her resignation video, Greene said the president has forsaken the MAGA base, specifically pointing to his support of the crypto and pharmaceutical industries.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The president has not only broken with the policy of the Biden administration but also seems to have forsaken the strategic direction of his own first term.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
In practice, that means neither Croatia nor Serbia claims them, although officials say that does not mean they have been forsaken.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The drama is set in the mid-1990s and follows a pivotal day in the life of Murphy’s eponymous character and his students amidst a world that has forsaken them.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
American brands such as Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, and the Row have often forsaken New York Fashion Week to show in Paris or on their own schedules, or not at all.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forsaken
Adjective
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In fact the highlight, coming near the conclusion is simply a spectacular car/horse/alien run for the roses down a deserted highway with Sung-Ki riding the horse next to the car, followed by another alien who could give a Kenyan a run for his money in the NY Marathon.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Single’s Inferno in particular showcases a cast of women and men mostly in their early twenties on a deserted island, their poreless skin glowing as a breeze blows through their windswept hair.—
Sarah Wang,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The Ligue 1 clash between FC Nantes and Toulouse FC was abruptly abandoned.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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But, as the Shale Revolution gained steam, all of those import facilities were either abandoned or converted to exports and have been joined by dozens of competing terminals.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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For months, the fighters had been quietly clearing a disused water tunnel just over 2 miles long, deep behind enemy lines in the countryside around Aleppo.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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It is already known that it will be located on the grounds of a disused former nursery and will include a large pond with a pergola.—
Valentine Ulgu-Servant,
Vanity Fair,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach the wide, desolate Sunland Boulevard.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Earlier this week, along a desolate stretch of road lined with oil refineries just north of the border between Shandong and Hebei provinces, an awareness of that spotlight seemed palpable.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Once the colony grew, the birds roosted in a derelict military barracks nearby, later returning to the pine forest when the facility was renovated.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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When Ken Fulk and Kurt Wootton purchased what would become Durham Ranch—named after one of their dogs—the California wine country property was in disrepair, with a derelict 1940s ranch house and a handful of rickety outbuildings.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Forsaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsaken. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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