deserted

1. 1.

   forsaken by owner or inhabitants

   “weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse”

   Synonymsabandonedderelict

   Similaruninhabited

Questions about deserted

What does deserted mean?

deserted means "forsaken by owner or inhabitants".

How many syllables are in deserted?

deserted has 3 syllables: de-ser-ted. The stress falls on "ser". In IPA it is /dɪˈzɝtɪd/.

What is another word for deserted?

Close synonyms include abandoned, derelict. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deserted a common word?

deserted is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.