| Main Entry: |
desert |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
abandon, defect |
Synonyms: |
abscond, apostatize, bail out,
beach,
betray, bolt,
check out*, chuck, cop out, crawl out, decamp,
depart,
duck*, escape, flee,
fly,
forsake, give up,
go, go AWOL, go back on, go over the hill, go west, jilt, leave, leave high and dry, leave in the lurch, leave stranded,
light,
maroon, opt out, play truant, pull out, quit,
relinquish,
renounce,
resign, run out on, sneak off, split*, strand, take a hike, take off, tergiversate, throw over, vacate, violate oath,
walk
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| Notes: |
that impoverished stretch of sand called a desert can only afford one 's'; that rich gooey extra thing at the end of the meal called a dessert indulges in two of them |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, come back, help, stay, support
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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