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adjective
- 1. (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness: "a desolate Pennine moor" Similar Opposite
- 2. feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness: "I suddenly felt desolate and bereft" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. make (a place) appear bleakly empty: "the droughts that desolated the dry plains" Similar
- 2. make (someone) feel utterly wretched and unhappy: "he was desolated by the deaths of his treasured friends" Similar Opposite
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Desolate can mean empty and unattractive, or extremely sad and feeling alone. Learn how to use this adjective with definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and examples from various sources.
Desolate can be an adjective meaning deserted, lonely, or gloomy, or a verb meaning to devastate or forsake. Learn the word origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of desolate from Merriam-Webster.
Desolate means empty, sad or lonely. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.
If you know the word deserted, you have a clue to the meaning of desolate, a grim word that can describe feelings and places. When a person feels desolate, he feels deserted, lonely, hopeless, and sad.
Desolate definition: barren or laid waste; devastated. See examples of DESOLATE used in a sentence.
Desolate means empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened. It also means very lonely and unhappy. See how to use desolate in sentences and synonyms.
Desolate can be an adjective meaning empty, lonely, or devastated, or a verb meaning to make someone or something desolate. Learn the pronunciation, word origin, and usage of desolate with Collins Dictionary.