Engels died of heatstroke after deserting his unit and getting lost.
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Deserting
Synonyms for "deserting" (19 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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More general
13 entriesabandonmentactbehaviorbehavioral attributebreachdesertiondisloyaltyduty violationmilitary offensenegligencerelationship behavioruntrustworthinesswithdrawal
More specific
9 entriesemotional desertionmass desertionmilitary desertionorganizational desertionparental desertionprofessional desertionromantic desertionspousal desertionworkplace desertion
Collocations
14 entriesact of desertingact of desertiondeserting a postdeserting crewdeserting dutydeserting employeedeserting partnerdeserting postdeserting soldierdeserting soldiersdeserting the armymilitary desertionparental desertionspousal desertion
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Deserting his family must have made the old bastard giddy with joy.
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Deserting your dessert is a crime.
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They fled the doomed company like rats deserting a sinking ship.
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