Desolate synonyms
dĕs'ə-lĭt, dĕz'-
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Part of speech:
Having no residents; not inhabited.
Dismal; bleak.
The definition of forsaken is abandoned or cast aside.
The definition of black is covered in darkness or having no light.
happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
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bleak (related)
Not cheerful; gloomy; dreary
Cloudy or overcast:
abandoned (related)
The definition of abandoned is something that is unwanted and left behind.
isolated (related)
Occasional or rare:
dismal (related)
(Idiomatic) Alternative spelling of brokenhearted. Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love.
Sad or lonely, especially from being deserted or abandoned:
Depraved; wicked
Of place or time, unfrequented by people; desolate.
The definition of lonesome is a feeling of being alone and lonely, or a remote place where there are few visitors.
Not frequented.
Of the color blue.
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The definition of gloomy is dark, depressing or dim.
Feeling or looking gloomy, sullen, or morose
Without joy; sullen, gloomy, dreary, etc.
Serving to obscure or darken.
Deprived, robbed, or devoid, as of life, hope, or happiness
Run-down; dilapidated:
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Sad and dispirited.
The definition of depressed is someone in a sad or unhappy state, or something that has been pushed down.
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
Depressed; dejected
(Of a person) Feeling despondent.
(Idiomatic) Sad, melancholy.
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
Of or relating to melancholia.
The definition of melancholy is someone or something that is sad or gloomy.
Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
Sorrowful; gloomy.
Not suitable; inappropriate:
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Expressing sadness or yearning:
To ravage is to destroy something or cause severe destruction.
To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:
down at (or in) the mouth
full (related)
Complete in every particular:
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light (related)
Not dark in color; fair:
keep (related)
Having been given up and left alone
help (related)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
laid-waste
Left unused
(Archaic) Painful
Not bringing useful results; unproductive; unprofitable
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That cannot be consoled; disconsolate; brokenhearted
Fallen into disrepair; dilapidated
Bare, desolate, or unadorned:
triste
Sad; wistful.
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The definition of used is something that was owned, worn or utilized by someone before another.
Deteriorated; ravaged:
Without help:
1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 5
To reduce the population of, esp. by violence, disease, etc.
To deprive of something valuable, especially by force; rob:
(Intransitive) To cause destruction.
(Obsolete) To empty out; to remove.
Empty is defined as to remove all of something.
To destroy, spoil, or damage irreparably
To sack is a slang term that is defined as to fire someone from their job.
build (antonym)
To build is defined as to construct, create, establish or put together.
improve (antonym)
The definition of improve is to make something or someone better, or to become better.
construct (antonym)
To form by assembling or combining parts; build.
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
To give up (something) completely or forever
To give up; renounce (a habit, idea, etc.)
To forsake (someone or something that one ought not to leave); abandon
Impossible or difficult to console.
dispeople
To empty of people or inhabitants.
unpeople
To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.
desole
heartsore
soul-sick
desolation (related)
windswept (related)
parched (related)
wind-swept (related)
comfortless (related)
cheerful (antonym)
Willing; ready
populated (antonym)
Supplied with inhabitants or content.
cultivated (antonym)
Grown by cultivation
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