adjective
- Having been given up and left alone: abandoned, bereft, derelict, desolate, forlorn, forsaken, lorn. See keep/release.
- Empty of people: desolate, forlorn, godforsaken, lonely, lonesome, unfrequented. See full/empty/capacity.
deserted
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adj
Definition: abandoned, unoccupied
Antonyms: busy, crowded, populated, populous
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IN BRIEF: Abandoned.
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.
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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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