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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Activities include seeing the filming locations of Cast Away, which follows Hanks as a FedEx analyst who becomes stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes, as well as a experiencing captain’s dinner.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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For an additional charge, catamaran rentals, scuba diving, and visits to deserted islands can be arranged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But later that month, after several employees talked about quitting, the plan was abandoned.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Israel, which fringes on both the Left and the Right have increasingly abandoned, Gallego questioned those who want to defund defensive support to the Middle Eastern nation.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Under former Mayor Eric Kellogg, the city lost millions on a scheme to rehabilitate a disused hotel.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Understanding that Mandela’s liberation meant that white-minority rule was coming to an end, the founders trekked into the desert, bought a disused mining town wholesale, and established a colony.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The field, a desolate oil patch, will eventually be the central location for what became known as the Texas Killing Fields.—
John Wayne Ferguson,
Houston Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Miller and Cook were two of four young women whose bodies were found between 1984 and 1991 in a rural field off a desolate dirt road in League City, located about 28 miles (45 kilometers) southeast of Houston.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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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This stretch of the park, an object of fascination for Urbano, contains an array of a hundred or so different models of public gaslights, now obsolete and semi-derelict.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Forsaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsaken. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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