Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deserted

/dəˈzɜɹtəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: de-sert-ed
IPA: /dəˈzɜɹtəd/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of desert

adj

Abandoned, without people.

adj

Example Sentences

"Ahead the flanks of the Pennines gleamed faintly in the moonlight, looking as though they themselves were part of some dry and deserted lunar landscape."
"On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dəˈzɜɹtəd/
British English: /dɪˈzɜː(ɹ)tɪd/

Inflected Forms

more deserted (comparative) most deserted (superlative)

Derived Forms

desertedness nondeserted undeserted

Synonyms

derelict forsaken abandoned desert deserted desolate discarded dropped forlorn high and dry left behind orphaned

Rhymes With

converted asserted diverted inverted alerted perverted reverted exerted averted flirted subverted blurted

Questions

How do you pronounce deserted?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈzɜɹtəd/.
What does deserted mean?: simple past and past participle of desert

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