Synonyms of desert
30 similar words
Another word for desert is comeuppance. Other synonyms of desert are forsaken, peopleless, vacant, abandoned and derelict.
Synonyms and similar words for desert
adjectiveUsually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
- forsakenDeserted; abandoned.
- peoplelessHaving no people; uninhabited.
- vacantNot occupied; empty.
- abandoned
- derelictGiven up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
- desertedAbandoned, without people.
- desolateDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
- discarded
- dropped
- forlornAbandoned, deserted, left behind.
- high and dryAbandoned, stranded, helpless.
- left behindA usually socially conservative member of the working class whose income is stagnating or falling in purchasing power.
- orphanedAbandoned.
- beinglessDevoid of living beings; uninhabited.
- howling literary
- inhabitantlessLacking inhabitants; uninhabited.
- lifelessUninhabited, or incapable of supporting life.
- solitaryNot inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted.
- tenantlessLacking a tenant; unoccupied.
- uninhabited
- unoccupiedNot inhabited, especially by a tenant.
- unpeopledNot inhabited by people.
- unpopulatedUninhabited, having no residents.
- untenantedNot leased to or occupied by a tenant; unoccupied.
- disinhabited obsoleteUninhabited.
- inhabited obsoleteHaving inhabitants; lived in.
- unhabited archaicUninhabited.
- wasteful obsoleteUninhabited, desolate.
verbTo leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when...
- defectTo desert one's army, to flee from combat.
nounThat which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
- comeuppanceRetribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
Meaning of desert
- noun A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
- noun In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.
- noun Any barren place or situation.
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Questions about synonyms of desert
- What is another word for desert?
- Desert has 30 synonyms on Word.ws, such as comeuppance, forsaken, peopleless, vacant, abandoned, derelict, deserted and desolate.
- What does desert mean?
- Desert means a barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
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