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deserts

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deserts
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Sense: Appropriate reward
Synonyms:
due Collocations, compensation Collocations, recompense, payment Collocations, pay Collocations, reward Collocations, credit where credit is due
Sense: Appropriate punishment
Synonyms:
penalty Collocations, retribution, comeuppance, punishment Collocations, revenge Collocations, what is due, vengeance, reprisal, just deserts, payback (slang), what's coming to one (slang), justice Collocations, what-for (slang)


desert
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026
Sense: Noun: barren land
Synonyms:
waste Collocations, wasteland, arid region, barren plains, barren land, dust bowl, sand dunes, barrens, no-man's-land
Antonyms:
jungle, forest Collocations, rainforest Collocations, wetland, swamp Collocations
Sense: Adjective: arid
Synonyms:
arid, dry Collocations, bone-dry, dried up, burnt, scorched
Sense: Adjective: barren
Synonyms:
barren Collocations, bare Collocations, waste Collocations, stark Collocations, desolate
Sense: Adjective: uninhabited
Synonyms:
uninhabited, lonely Collocations, empty Collocations
Sense: Adjective: infertile
Synonyms:
infertile, unproductive, uncultivatable, non-fertile, unfruitful, barren Collocations
Sense: Verb: strand
Synonyms:
strand Collocations, abandon Collocations, leave Collocations, maroon Collocations, leave stranded
Antonyms:
stay Collocations, remain Collocations, come Collocations, stick around (informal), wait for, go back for, rescue Collocations, save Collocations, reclaim, stay put (informal)
Sense: Verb: forsake
Synonyms:
forsake Collocations, abandon Collocations, walk out on, leave Collocations, turn your back on, leave high and dry (slang), leave sb in the lurch (slang)
Sense: Verb: leave military service, a post, etc.
Synonyms:
defect Collocations, go AWOL (informal), abscond, decamp, be absent without leave, abandon your post, run away from duty, run away from military service, leave unlawfully
Antonyms:
stay Collocations, stand your ground, obey, do your duty, remain Collocations, maintain your position, stand and fight, serve Collocations
Sense: Verb: run away
Synonyms:
run away, flee Collocations, escape Collocations, abscond, decamp

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