I. noun
Synonyms: waste 1, badland, barren, wasteland, wild, wilderness, wild land, wildness
II. noun
usually deserts plural
Synonyms: due 1, comeuppance, deserving, lumps, merit, right(s)
Related Word: chastening, chastisement, discipline, disciplining, punishment
Idioms: just deserts
III. verb
1.
Synonyms: abandon 1, chuck, forsake, quit, renounce, throw over
Related Word: depart, go, leave
Contrasted words: adhere, cohere
Antonyms: cleave (to), stick (to)
2.
Synonyms: defect , apostatize, rat, renounce, repudiate, tergiversate, tergiverse, turn
Related Word: abscond, decamp, escape, flee, fly
Idioms: go over the hill
Contrasted words: abide, remain, stay