desert - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

Synonyms

• desert

More generic

• deservingness
• merit
• meritoriousness

Noun

arid land with little or no vegetation

Synonyms

• desert

More generic

• biome
• parcel
• parcel of land
• piece of ground
• piece of land
• tract

Related

• oasis

Verb

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

Synonyms

• abandon
• desert
• desolate
• forsake

More generic

• leave

More specific

• ditch
• expose
• maroon
• strand
• walk out

Verb

leave behind

Synonyms

• desert

More generic

• go away
• go forth
• leave

Verb

desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

Synonyms

• defect
• desert

More generic

• flee
• fly
• take flight

More specific

• rat

Related

• dissent
• protest
• resist

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