as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
the forsaken paper mill was now a rusting wreck
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as in abandoned
to cause to remain behind
forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forsaken
Verb
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As thousands were evacuated from the area, the streets were clogged, and some people simply abandoned their cars without leaving their keys behind.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Prosecutors in the first four months of 2024 pursued nearly 19,000 soldiers, who either abandoned their posts or deserted, according to the Ukrainian parliament.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One of the most powerful scenes in Sugarcane takes place in a disused barn where, over a period of decades, Indigenous children worked under the lash.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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McQueen spends half an hour dispassionately showing us the grimness of HMP Maze, a Troubles-era warehouse for enemies of the British state on a disused airfield.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
12 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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This powerful film tells of the friendship between a young man and a peasant farmer who has devoted his life to planting trees throughout his desolate homeland.—
Jeremy Fassler,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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Orphaned at 3 years old and robbed of her fortune, she’s dragged aboard a ship sailing for New France by her guardian, only to be abandoned on a desolate island.—
Staff,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Feb. 2025
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The two lone wolves traverse a wasteland of vast canyons, derelict cityscapes and blazing oil fields, digitally rendered on blue screens.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Once known as the Saddlers Club, after Walsall’s team nickname, it had been closed by previous owners and became derelict.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Forsaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsaken. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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