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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'desert'

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1. (verb) desert
arid land with little or no vegetation

2. (verb) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Synonyms: waste, devastate, give up, desert, lay waste to, abandon, vacate, scourge, empty, depopulate, defect, forsake, ravage, desolate

3. (verb) defect, desert
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
Synonyms: desert, forsake, desolate, defect, abandon

4. (verb) desert
leave behind
Synonyms: defect, forsake, desolate, abandon

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'desert'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. desert
Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender espe
Synonyms: abandon, abdicate, desert, leave, resign, abjure, discontinue, quit, retire from, cast off, forego, recant, retract, cease, forsake, relinquish, surrender, cede, forswear, renounce, vacate, depart from, give up, repudiate, withdraw from
Antonyms: adopt, defend, occupy, seek, advocate, favor, prosecute, support, assert, haunt, protect, undertake, cherish, hold, pursue, uphold, claim, keep, retain, vindicate, court, maintain

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