Desert
Desert verb - To leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another.
Usage example: the volunteer became disillusioned with his candidate and deserted to a political rival
Defect is a synonym for desert in abscond topic. In some cases you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Desert", when it comes to topics like activity, approach, abandon, relinquish. popular alternative
Defect
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar desert | similar defect |
| certain | certain desert | certain defect |
| small | small desert | small defect |
| entire | entire desert | entire defect |
| Other adjectives: big. | ||
Common collocations
| masse | desert masse | defect masse |
| ranks | desert ranks | defect ranks |
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