as in bleak
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
grew up in the kind of godforsaken town in which everyone drank in order to forget that they were there
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Recent Examples of godforsaken
Viewed from a distance through a telephoto lens, his demise in a godforsaken town, at the hands of Somoza’s troops, is random, scruffy, and dumb.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
First, the company claims credit for turning central Florida from a godforsaken wasteland into a thriving economic engine for the entire state.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
Deep down part of me hoped that this godforsaken place would burn to the ground — after all the prisoners had escaped, of course.
—Kylie Moore-Gilbert, CNN, 24 Oct. 2022
This game, this godforsaken 20-20 tie, was two bad teams racing to the bottom and getting there at the same time.
—Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
First, the company claims credit for turning central Florida from a godforsaken wasteland into a thriving economic engine for the entire state.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
Deep down part of me hoped that this godforsaken place would burn to the ground — after all the prisoners had escaped, of course.
—Kylie Moore-Gilbert, CNN, 24 Oct. 2022
This game, this godforsaken 20-20 tie, was two bad teams racing to the bottom and getting there at the same time.
—Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godforsaken
Adjective
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For two teens unable to use their legs, the future was especially bleak.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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So what’s to be done when things look bleak?—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, adventurous beachgoers can check out the remains of hundreds of shipwrecks, lodged in the desolate sand.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Your character is a shape-shifting Ditto, and you’ve been dropped in a desolate landscape.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Gary is a lonely, unassuming postal worker who loves the Counting Crows.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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Its 1959 Googie-style sign pierces the sky, a beacon of hope for weary road-trippers cruising this achingly lonely stretch of highway.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Police released an image captured from a surveillance video showing a person wearing dark clothes and a backpack, with their face covered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the late-Baroque facade of the building conceals a special, darker history, one that reflects persistent political and legal problems for the bank thousands of miles away, in the US.—
Hugo Miller,
Bloomberg,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That was the most depressing moment of my life.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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And every note is a depressing true story about the teacher and principal.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Alcohol can make depressive symptoms even worse.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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An acute spike in IL-6 following heat exposure appears to correlate with how much depressive symptoms improve.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Whatever your position on the war, killing human beings is a matter for somber reflection and not the intense joy Hegseth displays.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The big story Instead of trumpeting China's tech advances, Premier Li Qiang struck an uncharacteristically somber tone during a nationwide address on policy plans.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Comedian Chris Tucker added some levity to the solemn services with a stand-up set.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Also present for the solemn event were governors and senators from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Florida.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Godforsaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godforsaken. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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