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desertsnounpl. of desert suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offensethe robbers got their just deserts castigation, chastisement, comeuppance, correction, discipline, nemesis, penalty, punishment, wrath reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, vengeanceassessment, charge, fine, mulctexample, sentenceconfinement, imprisonment, incarcerationcondemnation, damnation, denouncementcensure, criticism, rebuke, reprimand, reproof amnesty, indemnity, pardon, paroleacquittal, exculpation, exoneration, vindicationexemption, immunity, impunityreleasecommutation, reprieveabsolution, forgiveness, remission, remitmentcondonation, disregard, overlooking desertsverbpresent tense third-person singular of desertto leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up anotherthe volunteer became disillusioned with his candidate and deserted to a political rival defects (from), rats (on) abandons, abdicates, abjures, apostatizes, cuts off, disowns, forsakes, quits, rejects, renounces, repudiates, spurnsrenegesdeparts, goes, leaves, withdraws goes back on, jumps ship, runs out on, walks out on adheres (to), clings (to), sticks (to or with)cherishes, cultivates, fosters to cause to remain behinddeserted the kids at the food court for some independent shopping abandons, forsakes, leaves, maroons, quits, strands discards, ditches, dumps, flings, jettisons, junks, scraps, sheds, shucks (off), throws away, throws outdelivers, gives up, hands over, relinquishes, surrenders, yieldsescapes, retreats (from), takes off (from), vacates, withdraws (from)abjures, cuts off, disowns, rejects, renounces, repudiates, separates (from)sacrificesdistancesdisregards, forgets, ignores, neglects walks away from, walks out on reclaims harbors, has, holds, keeps, owns, possesses, reserves, retains, withholdsredeems, rescues, saves |