deserted
/dɪˈzɜrtɪd/
verb
- Past tense of desert: to leave someone or something behind, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- The captain deserted the sinking ship, leaving the passengers behind.
- The soldier deserted his post during the night and was never found.
- He deserted his family and moved to another country without any explanation.
adjective
- Having no people; empty and abandoned.
- The streets were deserted late at night, with not a single car in sight.
- The beach was completely deserted, so we had the whole place to ourselves.
- They explored a deserted village where no one had lived for decades.
- Left alone or abandoned by someone who was supposed to stay.
- The deserted puppy waited by the door for its owner to return.
- She felt deserted when her best friend moved away without saying goodbye.
- The old house looked deserted, with broken windows and overgrown weeds.