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
Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
All those lonesome, forsaken, snuffed-out lives.
—Huda Fakhreddine
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 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 at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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
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
The drama is set in the mid-1990s and follows a pivotal day in the life of Murphy’s eponymous character and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forsaken
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Where to stay Set along an 11-mile stretch of deserted beach on Sardinia’s rugged Costa Verde, Le Dune Piscinas is framed by Europe’s tallest sand dunes, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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Today, the incredible deserted ruins of this once-powerful city, perched like a fortified eagle’s nest high in the mountains of southwestern Turkey, can be conquered by anyone willing to make the hike up here.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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During a heavy storm, a Reddit user from Mumbai, India, found a cat abandoned outside a shop with her kittens—and the same cat is now the head of their household.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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That theory was strengthened when a grainy surveillance video seemed to capture the family of four crossing the border on the same day their car was abandoned.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The piece is a collection of disused shoemaker boxes, once used by cobblers to keep tools, pressed against each other and stacked up, clambering toward the ceiling.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The easy route takes visitors along a disused rail line for a gentle jaunt in one of the Pacific Northwest's loveliest regions.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
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To find the killer, Sherlock Holmes and Watson will have to brave desolate moors before a family curse dooms the newest heirs.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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With its primary tenant away, the pro stadium here in central Japan was desolate outside.—
Brad Lefton,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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An old and derelict residential hotel in Detroit that was immortalized in a song by The White Stripes has been shut down by the city.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Here’s the logline: Upon discovering millions in cash in a derelict stash house, trust among a team of Miami cops begins to fray.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Forsaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsaken. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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