'Deserted' definitions:
Definition of 'deserted'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Deserted'
From: GCIDE
- Desert \De*sert"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Deserting.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d['e]serter. See 2d Desert.]
- 1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country. "The deserted fortress." --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mil.) To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'deserted'
From: GCIDE
- deserted \deserted\ adj.
- 1. having no residents; as, deserted villages.
- Syn: uninhabited. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. no longer used by people.
- Syn: abandoned, derelict. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. remote from civilization; as, the victim was lured to a deserted spot. [WordNet 1.5]
- 4. being left by another without support or assistance; left in the lurch; -- of people; as, deserted wives and children.
- Note: In this sense, the label implies some level of dependence of the person(s) being deserted on those deserting them.
Synonyms of 'deserted'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- abjured,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- apostasy,
- archaic,
- available,
- bar,
- bare,
- castaway,
- defenseless,
- demand,
- derelict,
- desertion,
- deserve,
- desolate,
- discarded,
- discontinued,
- disregarded,
- disused,
- done with,
- empty,
- falseness,
- fatherless,
- forlorn,
- forsaken,
- free,
- friendless,
- gain,
- get,
- godforsaken,
- half-done,
- have it coming,
- helpless,
- homeless,
- ignored,
- isolated,
- jettisoned,
- kithless,
- laid aside,
- left,
- left undone,
- lonely,
- marooned,
- merit,
- missed,
- motherless,
- neglected,
- not worth saving,
- obsolescent,
- obsolete,
- old,
- old-fashioned,
- omitted,
- on the shelf,
- open,
- out,
- out of use,
- out-of-date,
- outcast,
- outdated,
- outmoded,
- outworn,
- overlooked,
- passed by,
- passed over,
- passed up,
- past use,
- pensioned off,
- perfidiousness,
- perfidy,
- pigeonholed,
- put aside,
- rate,
- recreancy,
- rejected,
- relinquished,
- renounced,
- resigned,
- retired,
- shunted,
- sidelined,
- sidetracked,
- slighted,
- solitary,
- stranded,
- superannuate,
- superannuated,
- superseded,
- tenantless,
- tergiversation,
- treacherousness,
- treachery,
- unasked,
- unattended to,
- uncared-for,
- unchaperoned,
- unconsidered,
- uncouth,
- undone,
- unfilled,
- unfrequented,
- unfriended,
- uninhabited,
- unmanned,
- unoccupied,
- unpeopled,
- unpopulated,
- unregarded,
- unsolicited,
- unstaffed,
- untaken,
- untenanted,
- untended,
- unvisited,
- unwatched,
- vacant,
- vacated,
- win,
- worn-out
Words containing 'Deserted'
- Desert,
- Deserter,
- Desertful,
- Deserting,
- Desertion,
- Desertness,
- deserts,
- just deserts,
- Desert Aire,
- Desert Hills,
- Desert Shores,
- Desert flora,
- Desert hare,
- Desert mouse,
- Palm Desert,
- Pride of the desert,
- arabian desert,
- atacama desert,
- australian desert,
- chihuahuan desert,
- colorado desert,
- desert boot,
- desert fox,
- desert holly,
- desert iguana,
- desert lynx,
- desert olive,
- desert paintbrush,
- desert pea,
- desert plant,
- desert plume,
- desert rat,
- desert rheumatism,
- desert rose,
- desert selaginella,
- desert soil,
- desert sunflower,
- desert tortoise,
- desert willow,
- desertic soil,
- eastern desert,
- gibson desert,
- gila desert,
- gobi desert,
- kalahari desert,
- kavir desert,
- libyan desert,
- lut desert,
- mohave desert,
- mojave desert,
- namib desert,
- negev desert,
- nubian desert,
- painted desert,
- patagonian desert,
- sahara desert,
- simpson desert,
- sinai desert,
- sonoran desert,
- syrian desert,
- taklamakan desert,
- taklimakan desert,
- thar desert,
- turkestan desert,
- Desert Aire, WA,
- Desert Hills, AZ,
- Desert Hot Springs,
- Desert Shores, CA,
- Desert View Highlands,
- Palm Desert, CA,
- black rock desert,
- desert mariposa tulip,
- desert sand verbena,
- great arabian desert,
- great australian desert,
- great indian desert,
- great salt desert,
- great sandy desert,
- great victoria desert,
- operation desert storm,
- sturt's desert pea,
- Desert Hot Springs, CA,
- Desert View Highlands, CA,
- desert four o'clock