Desolate

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Mục lục 1 Adjective 1.1 barren or laid waste; devastated 1.2 deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited. 1.3 solitary; lonely 1.4 having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn. 1.5 dreary; dismal; gloomy 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to lay waste; devastate. 2.2 to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate. 2.3 to make disconsolate. 2.4 to forsake or abandon. 3 Antonyms 3.1 adjective 3.2 verb 4 Synonyms 4.1 adjective 4.2 verb

Adjective

barren or laid waste; devastated

a treeless, desolate landscape.

deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited.

solitary; lonely

a desolate place.

having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn.

dreary; dismal; gloomy

desolate prospects.

Verb (used with object)

to lay waste; devastate.

to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate.

to make disconsolate.

to forsake or abandon.

Antonyms

adjective

cultivated , populated , used , cheerful , happy , pleased

verb

build , construct , improve

Synonyms

adjective

abandoned , bare , bleak , derelict , desert , destroyed , dreary , empty , forsaken , godforsaken * , isolated , lonely , lonesome , lorn , ruined , solitary , unfrequented , uninhabited , unoccupied , vacant , waste , wildnotes:lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship , while lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness; forlorn and desolate are even more isolated and sad , acheronian , bereft , black , blue , cheerless , comfortless , companionless , dejected , disconsolate , dismal , dolorous , down , downcast , forlorn , funereal , gloomy , hurting , in a blue funk , inconsolable , joyless , melancholy , miserable , somber , tragic , wretchednotes:lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship , deserted , godforsaken , dark , glum , tenebrific , dispirited , downhearted , dull , dysphoric , heavy-hearted , low , melancholic , sad , spiritless , tristful , unhappy , wistful , barren , broken-hearted , devastated , run-down , stark , triste , used , wasted

verb

depopulate , depredate , desecrate , despoil , devastate , devour , lay low , lay waste , pillage , plunder , ruin , sack , spoliate , wastenotes:lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship , while lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness; forlorn and desolate are even more isolated and sad , ravage , waste , abandoned , alone , bare , barren , bleak , depressed , deprived , deserted , destitute , destroy , devoid , disconsolate , dismal , dreary , empty , forlorn , forsaken , gaunt , gloomy , heartbroken , lifeless , lonely , lorn , melancholy , solitary , uninhabited , unoccupied , unused , woebegone