forsaken

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/fɔɹˈseɪkən/

adjective

Deserted; abandoned.

Similar
droppedorphanedabandonedderelictdesertdeserteddesolatediscarded
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Meanings

adjectiveforsaken (comparative more forsaken, superlative most forsaken)

comparative more forsaken · superlative most forsaken

  1. Deserted; abandoned.

    Synonyms: dropped, orphaned, abandoned, derelict, desert, deserted, desolate, discarded

  2. Helpless.

    Synonyms: flat on one's back, impotent, high and dry, powerless

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of forsake

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDeserted; abandoned.

Similar
droppedorphanedabandonedderelictdesertdeserteddesolatediscardeddroppedforlornhigh and dryleft behindorphaned

adjectiveHelpless.

Similar
flat on one's backimpotenthigh and drypowerless
Also see
abandonedalonederelictdesertdeserteddesolateforlornhigh and dryisolatedorphaned

Origin

Morphologically forsake + -n.

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Translations

Dutch verlaten
  • verlatenabandoned
French abandonné, esseulé
  • abandonnéabandoned
  • esseuléabandoned
  • désoléabandoned
German im Stich gelassen, verlassen
  • im Stich gelassenabandoned
  • verlassenabandoned
  • aufgegebenabandoned
Hindi परित्यक्त
  • परित्यक्त (parityakt)abandoned
Irish fágtha, tréigthe
  • fágthaabandoned
  • tréigtheabandoned
Latin relictus, dērelictus
  • relictusabandoned
  • dērelictusabandoned
Māori toreke
  • torekeabandoned
Russian поки́нутый
  • поки́нутый (pokínutyj)abandoned
Spanish abandonado, dejado de la mano de
  • abandonadoabandoned
  • dejado de la mano deabandoned
  • olvidado porabandoned
Ukrainian поки́нутий
  • поки́нутий (pokýnutyj)abandoned

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with forsaken

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Cite this entry
APA

forsaken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsaken

MLA

“forsaken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsaken. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forsaken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsaken.

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