Deserted — synonyms, definition

1. deserted (a)

abandoned alone bare barren denuded derelict desert desolate destitute devoid forgotten forlorn forsaken gaunt lacking lone lonely lost naked neglected • • •

2. deserted (Adjective)

deserted (Adjective) — Empty of people and unused, not maintained by the owner or inhabitants. ex. "weed-grown yard of a deserted farmhouse"

3. deserted (Verb)

defected desolated forsook

deserted (Verb) — Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch. ex. "The mother deserted her children"

deserted (Verb) — Leave (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army. ex. "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

deserted (Verb) — Leave behind. ex. "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"

cut and run fled flew left took flight went away went forth ditched exposed marooned ratted stranded walked out