FORSOOK Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

forsook

verb

past tense of forsake

as in left

to cause to remain behind forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck

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When a friend pointed out some weighted bags lining the path at the bottom of the staircase one day, the siblings quickly abandoned the water jug idea.

— Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Geren said the convention center was part of a larger effort to revitalize downtown Fort Worth in the 1960s after it was partly abandoned by commercial tenants in the previous decade.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

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Salvador Perez hit a bases-clearing double to draw the Royals to within 5-4, but the tying run was stranded at third.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Poor Maisie Williams, meanwhile, gets stranded in a hospital room watching Maridueña lay around in a coma — unforgivable even if her character is a doctor.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stranded

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Life and death are entangled, like a once-prosperous but now deserted community.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
In August, Rome is deserted as locals ditch the sweltering city for the sea, but everyone returns in the fall, refreshed and energized for the season ahead.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

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