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deserted

adjective

  1. Having been given up and left alone: abandoned, bereft, derelict, desolate, forlorn, forsaken, lorn. See keep/release.
  2. Empty of people: desolate, forlorn, godforsaken, lonely, lonesome, unfrequented. See full/empty/capacity.

 
 
Antonyms: deserted

adj

Definition: abandoned, unoccupied
Antonyms: busy, crowded, populated, populous


 
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IN BRIEF: Abandoned.

pronunciation A vacant mind invites dangerous inmates, as a deserted mansion tempts wandering outcasts to enter and take up their abode in its desolate apartments. — George S. Hilliard.

 
WordNet: deserted
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: left desolate or empty
  Synonym: abandoned

Meaning #2: remote from civilization


 
 

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