deserted

[ dih-zur-tid ]

adjective

1. abandoned; forsaken:

   the problems of deserted wives and children.

2. untenanted: without inhabitants:

   a deserted village; a deserted farmhouse.

3. unfrequented; lonely:

   The victim was lured to a deserted spot.

Other Words From

• unde·serted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deserted¹

First recorded in 1620–30; desert ² + -ed ²

Example Sentences

An animated robot named Roz adapts to its new surroundings after being shipwrecked on a deserted island, and develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.

From BBC

Last month, two of the Filipino workers deserted their posts and reported poor working conditions to the Philippine government’s Department of Migrant Workers.

From Los Angeles Times

“The smell of death is everywhere as bodies are left lying on the roads or under the rubble," he wrote on X. “People are just waiting to die. They feel deserted, hopeless and alone."

From BBC

Some villages and towns in Chiapas have been left almost deserted.

From Los Angeles Times

Uzun beams, leading the way beneath a giant rainbow into a deserted but brand-new park.

From BBC

Related Words

• barren
• derelict
• desolate
• empty
• forlorn
• isolated
• lonely
• neglected
• uninhabited
• vacant