What it means
- (verb) To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake. “You can't just drive off and desert me here, in the middle of nowhere.”
- (verb) To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission. “Anyone found deserting will be punished.”
- (adjective) (of a place) Abandoned, without people.
- (adjective) Desolate
Letter analysis
- Deserted contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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Words starting with DES
- desalinate
- desalinated
- desalinates
- desalinating
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- descanted
- descanting
- descants
- descend
- descendant
- descendants
- descended
- descendent
- descendents
- descender
- descending
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Words ending with TED
Common questions
What does Deserted mean?
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
How many letters are in Deserted?
Deserted has 8 letters.
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