deserted

[dih-zur-tid] / dɪˈzɜr tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

abandoned, unoccupied

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barren derelict desolate empty forlorn isolated lonely neglected uninhabited vacant

STRONG

bare forsaken left relinquished

WEAK

bereft cast-off godforsaken left in the lurch left stranded lorn solitary uncouth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful filled full happy inhabited pleased populated productive used

WEAK

busy crowded populous

Example Sentences

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A house in Nollie’s block mysteriously deserted, grass growing in the rose garden.

From Literature

But all the same, the place did look strangely deserted.

From Literature

"People were not going out on campus, it looked deserted," she said.

From BBC

By the end, "the village was practically deserted", she said, getting emotional as she described her tulip-filled home.

From Barron's

There were a few houses in various stages of construction, but the development felt deserted.

From Literature