GODFORSAKEN Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

godforsaken

adjective

ˈgäd-fər-ˌsā-kən

Definition of godforsaken

as in bleak

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer grew up in the kind of godforsaken town in which everyone drank in order to forget that they were there

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Recent Examples of godforsaken Sachs is attuned to both the costs and the pleasures of living in the godforsaken place known as New York. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Nov. 2025 Viewed from a distance through a telephoto lens, his demise in a godforsaken town, at the hands of Somoza’s troops, is random, scruffy, and dumb. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 First, the company claims credit for turning central Florida from a godforsaken wasteland into a thriving economic engine for the entire state. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023 Anchored by the tenderness of Comer’s performance (the actress’ movie star glamour futilely undermined by a godforsaken pageboy cut), Sister Brigid offers herself as proof that old wounds can be tended into blooming gardens of love, and Robin is thus inspired to rewrite his own legend. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for godforsaken

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Adjective

Houssem Aouar finally spied a gap in the Austrian defence and sent Mahrez through to score, sparking jubilation before Sasa Kalajdzic’s header confirmed a ridiculous ending to a game that was dramatic, bleak and then dramatic again.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Kehoe pointed to the state’s bleak finances in a statement explaining his cuts on Tuesday.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of bleak

Adjective

Walking around the tiny outpost offers an understanding of just how vast and desolate this arid part of the country can be.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
In the summer it had been packed with people out on the streets, by the fall is was desolate.

— Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 June 2026

Definition of desolate

Adjective

The Hollywood Bowl was by no means a lonely bowl Sunday night, as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass returned to pack the storied venue for the first time in 59 years.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Through letters, Ulisses charms lonely women, bilking them of money and possessions.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of lonely

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As its name suggests, the product is formulated with skin care superstar retinol to smooth fine lines and crow’s feet and brighten dark circles.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
El Floridita and Sloppy Joe’s, tourist destinations made famous by American novelist Ernest Hemingway, sat dark and shuttered.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of dark

Adjective

Research from the University of Delaware’s Department of Women and Gender Studies found that body image concerns resulting from social pressures are linked to lower self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and disordered eating in young women.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Research also suggests changes in brain chemistry involving neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine can cause depressive symptoms.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of depressive

Adjective

Instead, Alfonzo’s first appearance, the culmination of nine tireless years, was somber , stricken by the grief overshadowing what should’ve been a joyous moment in the Dodgers’ to the Padres.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Flying straight from the merry Riverlands into the somber halls of Dragonstone is one hell of a comedown, but Daemon never struggles to access his dark side.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of somber

Adjective

In both the novel and its film adaptation, the scriptorium is portrayed as a solemn place where writing is a mechanical, joyless labor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
But the challenge has remained over the decades for popes that the threat of schism, or a rupture within the church, might lurk behind a preference for a more solemn liturgy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of solemn

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