Desolate

Quick meaning: Desolate is an adjective meaning Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.

Meaning

Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.

More Meanings

1. Barren and lifeless.
2. Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
3. Dismal or dreary.
4. Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
5. To deprive of inhabitants.
6. To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
7. To abandon or forsake something.

Example Sentences

desolate altars

voice of the poor and desolate

He was left desolate by the early death of his wife.

a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house

Word Forms

• desolates
• desolating
• desolated

Synonyms for desolate

Depending on context, synonyms include peopleless, uninhabited, abandoned, derelict, desert, deserted.

Antonyms for desolate

Common opposites include inhabited, populated, fertile, cheerful, comforting.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include forsaken, forlorn, lorn, wasted, godforsaken, inconsolable.

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