# forsaken

/fɔɹˈseɪkən/ (US) · /fɔːsˈeɪkən/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/forsaken
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

left alone or forgotten by everyone. It describes a person or place that feels empty and sad because no one cares for it anymore.

For teachers: abandoned or deserted; left entirely alone and without support. Often used to describe a state of emotional or spiritual isolation.

## Examples

- The old house looked lonely and forsaken.
- After the factory closed, the town felt forsaken by the government and the rest of the country.
- The poet describes a forsaken landscape where the only sounds are the wind and the distant, rhythmic crashing of the waves against the cliffs.

## Usage notes

- Often used predicatively after 'feel' or 'look', or attributively to describe desolate places.

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