DESERT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DESERT?

Need another word that means the same as “desert”? Find 38 synonyms and 30 related words for “desert” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Desert” are: defect, abandon, desolate, forsake, forsaken, cast aside, cast off, thrown over, betrayed, leave, give up, turn one's back on, renounce, renege on, repudiate, forswear, relinquish, wash one's hands of, have no more truck with, have done with, abjure, disavow, empty, evacuated, vacated, abscond, run away, make off, decamp, flee, fly, bolt, turn tail, go absent without leave, take french leave, depart, quit, escape

Desert as a Verb

Definitions of "Desert" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “desert” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Leave behind.
• Illegally leave the armed forces.
• Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
• Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
• (of a quality or ability) fail (someone) when most needed.
• (of people) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty.
• Abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

Synonyms of "Desert" as a verb (38 Words)

abandon	Forsake, leave behind. An attempt to persuade businesses not to abandon the area to inner city deprivation.
abjure	Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim. MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance.
abscond	Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest. 176 detainees absconded.
betrayed	Deliver to an enemy by treachery.
bolt	Make or roll into bolts. Bolt the door.
cast aside	Choose at random.
cast off	Formulate in a particular style or language.
decamp	Break up or leave a military camp. The hikers decamped before dawn.
defect	Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
depart	Go away or leave. A contingent was departing from Cairo.
desolate	Make (a place) appear bleakly empty. He was desolated by the deaths of his treasured friends.
disavow	Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with. The union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket line violence.
empty	Make void or empty of contents. We empty the till at closing time.
escape	Interrupt an operation by means of the escape key. He drove along the dual carriageway to escape police.
evacuated	Move people from their homes or country.
flee	Run away quickly. He was forced to flee the country.
fly	Hit a fly. Man cannot fly.
forsake	Renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant. He would never forsake Tara.
forsaken	Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
forswear	Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. I swore that I would lead us safely home and I do not mean to be forsworn.
give up	Cause to happen or be responsible for.
go absent without leave	Have a particular form.
have done with	Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition.
have no more truck with	Achieve a point or goal.
leave	Leave or give by will after one s death. Leave the young fawn alone.
make off	Reach a destination, either real or abstract.
quit	Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat. I want to quit smoking.
relinquish	Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long term house guest.
renege on	Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation.
renounce	Refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee. These agreements were renounced after the fall of the Tsarist regime.
repudiate	(in the past or in non-Christian religions) disown or divorce (one’s wife. Philip was excommunicated in 1095 because he had repudiated his wife.
run away	Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals.
take french leave	Obtain by winning.
thrown over	Cause to fall off.
turn one's back on	Accomplish by rotating.
turn tail	Cause to move around or rotate.
vacated	Cancel officially.
wash one's hands of	Clean with some chemical process.

Usage Examples of "Desert" as a verb

• The mother deserted her children.
• His life in the regiment had been such a hell that he decided to desert.
• Her luck deserted her.
• The tourists have deserted the beaches.
• We feel our public representatives have deserted us.
• If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot.
• The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period.

Associations of "Desert" (30 Words)

anhydrous	Without water; especially without water of crystallization.
arid	Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless-C.J.Rolo. His arid years in suburbia.
aridity	The quality of yielding nothing of value.
beach	Of an angler land a fish on a beach. He managed to beach a fine trout.
climatic	Of or relating to a climate. Climatic changes.
deforest	Clear (an area) of forests or trees. The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks.
dehydrate	Lose a large amount of water from the body. The nurses made sure I didn t dehydrate.
desertification	The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. The dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China.
desiccate	Remove water from. Years of drought have desiccated the soil.
desiccated	Having had all moisture removed; dried out. Shredded and desiccated coconut meat.
desiccation	The removal of moisture from something. Stems were stored in plastic bags to prevent desiccation.
dried	Preserved by removal or evaporation of moisture. Dried lavender flowers.
drought	A shortage of rainfall. The cause of Europe s recent droughts.
dry	A dry or covered place. The rye has been strip grazed by dry cows.
dryness	Moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs. A certain dryness of style.
dune	A mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert. A sand dune.
evaporation	The process of something abstract ceasing to exist. Snow cover prevents evaporation of water from the soil.
famine	A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death. The famine of 1921 2.
oasis	A fertile spot in a desert, where water is found. The park is an oasis of calm in the centre of the city.
parch	Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat. A piece of grassland parched by the sun.
precipitation	The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time. He is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise.
prolonged	Continuing for a long time or longer than usual; lengthy. The region suffered a prolonged drought.
quicksand	A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy. It s best to travel with a local as there are quicksands.
sandy	Resembling or containing or abounding in sand or growing in sandy areas. Pale eyes and receding sandy hair.
sear	Fry (food) quickly at a high temperature so that it will retain its juices in subsequent cooking. A sharp pang of disappointment seared her.
semiarid	Somewhat arid. A semiarid region with little annual rainfall.
shortage	A state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts. The problems of land shortage in the countryside.
silt	Fill or block with silt. The soil ends up silting up the stream.
steppe	A large area of flat unforested grassland in south-eastern Europe or Siberia.
withered	(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture. Withered leaves.