deserted

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UK/dɪˈzɜː(ɹ)tɪd/US/dəˈzɜɹtəd/US[dəˈzɝɾəd]

adjective

Abandoned, without people.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of desert
adjectivedeserted (comparative more deserted, superlative most deserted)

comparative more deserted · superlative most deserted

  1. Abandoned, without people.

    Ahead the flanks of the Pennines gleamed faintly in the moonlight, looking as though they themselves were part of some dry and deserted lunar landscape.

    1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 48
    1 more example

    On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game.

    2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68

    Synonyms: derelict, forsaken, abandoned, derelict, desert, desolate, discarded, dropped

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveforsaken by owner or inhabitants

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مَهْجُور
  • مَهْجُور (mahjūr)abandoned
Dutch verlaten, ontredderd
  • verlatenabandoned
  • ontredderddesolate
  • desolaatdesolate
  • troosteloosdesolate
Esperanto dezerta, senhoma
  • dezertaabandoned
  • senhomaabandoned
Finnish hylätty, autio
  • hylättyabandoned
  • autiodesolate
  • asumatondesolate
German verlassen, verwüstet
  • verlassenabandoned
  • verwüstetdesolate
Irish tréigthe
  • tréigtheabandoned
Latin dēsertus, dērelictus
  • dēsertusabandoned
  • dērelictusabandoned
Māori mangamutu, toreke
  • mangamutuabandoned
  • torekeabandoned
  • rohaidesolate
Polish bezludny
  • bezludnyabandoned
Portuguese deserto, abandonado
  • desertoabandoned
  • abandonadoabandoned
  • às moscasabandoned
Romanian abandonat, deșert
  • abandonatabandoned
  • deșertdesolate
Russian поки́нутый, осироте́лый
  • поки́нутый (pokínutyj)abandoned
  • осироте́лый (osirotélyj)abandoned
  • несча́стный (nesčástnyj)abandoned
  • оста́вленный (ostávlennyj)abandoned
  • забро́шенный (zabróšennyj)desolate
  • захолу́стный (zaxolústnyj)desolate
  • безлю́дный (bezljúdnyj)desolate
  • пусты́нный (pustýnnyj)desolate
Scottish Gaelic aonaranach, uaigneach
  • aonaranachdesolate
  • uaigneachdesolate
Spanish desierto
  • desiertoabandoned
Ukrainian спустілий, опустілий
  • спустілий (spustilyj)abandoned
  • опустілий (opustilyj)abandoned
  • безлюдний (bezljudnyj)abandoned
Vietnamese vắng, vắng vẻ
  • vắngabandoned
  • vắng vẻabandoned
  • vắng lặngabandoned
  • vắng ngắtabandoned
  • vắng tanhabandoned
  • vắng teoabandoned
Cite this entry
APA

deserted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deserted

MLA

“deserted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deserted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deserted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deserted.

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