Synonyms for

Desolate

Verb / ˈdesʌlʌt / / ˈdezʌlʌt / / ˈdesʌˌleɪt / Another word for desolate — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Desolate means feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness. It can also mean deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

Synonyms & similar words

laywasteto forsake abandon scourge depopulate barren waste bleak ravage bare devastate stark desert barren bleak deserted empty forlorn lonely uninhabited dreary gloomy isolated solitary unpopulated uninhabitable unpeopled unvisited waste wild godforsaken joyless sorrowful

Example sentences

  1. The abandoned house looked desolate and creepy.
  2. After the hurricane, the island was desolate and empty.
  3. The old man was desolate after his wife died.
  4. The forest fire left the land desolate and charred.
  5. The playground was desolate on a rainy day.

Quotes

  • The desolate landscape was a reminder of the destruction caused by the war.
  • The lonely and desolate road stretched out before me, endless and bleak.
  • In the desolate silence of the night, I could hear my heart beating.

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