DESOLATE


Meaning of DESOLATE in English

I. adjective

1.

Synonyms: derelict 1, abandoned, deserted, forsaken, lorn, solitary, uncouth

Related Word: empty, vacant; uninhabited, unoccupied

2.

Synonyms: inconsolable , disconsolate, unconsolable

3.

Synonyms: gloomy 3, acheronian, black, bleak, cheerless, dismal, drear, funereal, joyless, somber

Related Word: bare, barren; destitute, poor, poverty-stricken; dark, murky

II. verb

Synonyms: ravage , depredate, desecrate, despoil, devastate, devour, pillage, sack, spoliate, waste

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