deserted

1. 1
   adjective

   Empty because all the people have left or gone away.

   Like a playground after all the children go home for the day.

   The streets were deserted late at night.

   We found a deserted house at the edge of town.

   Similarabandoned, uninhabited, empty, desolate, vacant

   Oppositeinhabited

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2. 2
   adjective

   Bare and empty, with a cold, sad feeling.

   Like a beach in the middle of winter, cold and empty with no one around.

   The deserted field felt cold and lonely under the gray sky.

   Winter left the garden cold and deserted.

   Similardesolate, bleak, barren, empty, forlorn

   Oppositelively, bustling, crowded, cheerful

3. 3
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of desert. Use this form when the leaving already happened.

   The soldiers deserted their posts before dawn.

   She deserted the team when things got hard.

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