1
[ adjective ] located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

Synonyms

waste wild desert

Examples

"a desert island" "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads" "a wild stretch of land" "waste places"

Used in print

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

Here in the God-forsaken place , the westerly end of nowhere , Tom_Lord looked almost insignificant , almost contemptible .

Related terms

inhospitable

2
[ adjective ] pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment

Synonyms

forlorn desolate lorn

Examples

"desolate and despairing" "left forlorn"

Related terms

forsaken

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