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desolatebarren, devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely; feeling abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn; dismal; gloomy: desolate prospects Not to be confused with:dissolute – indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated; corrupt, loose, debauched, wanton: dissolute actions of a person with no consciencedes·o·late D0162200 (dĕs′ə-lĭt, dĕz′-)adj.1. a. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted: "streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate" (Daniel Defoe).b. Barren; lifeless: the rocky, desolate surface of the moon.2. Feeling, showing, causing, or expressing sadness or loneliness. See Synonyms at sad.tr.v. (-lāt′) des·o·lat·ed, des·o·lat·ing, des·o·lates 1. To rid or deprive of inhabitants.2. To lay waste; devastate: "Here we have no wars to desolate our fields" (Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur).3. To forsake; abandon.4. To make lonely, forlorn, or wretched. [Middle English desolat, from Latin dēsōlātus, past participle of dēsōlāre, to abandon : dē-, de- + sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.] des′o·late·ly adv.des′o·late·ness n.des′o·lat′er, des′o·la′tor n.desolate adj 1. uninhabited; deserted 2. made uninhabitable; laid waste; devastated 3. without friends, hope, or encouragement; forlorn, wretched, or abandoned 4. gloomy or dismal; depressing vb (tr) 5. to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate6. to make barren or lay waste; devastate7. to make wretched or forlorn8. to forsake or abandon [C14: from Latin dēsōlāre to leave alone, from de- + sōlāre to make lonely, lay waste, from sōlus alone] ˈdesoˌlater, ˈdesoˌlator n ˈdesolately adv ˈdesolateness ndes•o•late (adj. ˈdɛs ə lɪt; v. -ˌleɪt) adj., v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. adj. 1. barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape. 2. deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; lonely. 3. feeling loveless, friendless, or hopeless; forlorn. 4. dreary; dismal: desolate prospects. v.t. 5. to lay waste; devastate. 6. to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate. 7. to make disconsolate; sadden. 8. to forsake or abandon; desert. [1325–75; < Latin dēsōlātus forsaken, past participle of dēsōlāre=dē- de- + sōlāre to make lonely, derivative of sōlus sole1; see -ate1] des′o•late•ly, adv. des′o•late•ness, n. des′o•lat`er, des′o•la`tor, n. lonely, lonesome, forlorn, desolate - 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.See also related terms for suggestion.desolate Past participle: desolated Gerund: desolating
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desolate | desolate |
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I desolate | you desolate | he/she/it desolates | we desolate | you desolate | they desolate |
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I desolated | you desolated | he/she/it desolated | we desolated | you desolated | they desolated |
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I am desolating | you are desolating | he/she/it is desolating | we are desolating | you are desolating | they are desolating |
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I have desolated | you have desolated | he/she/it has desolated | we have desolated | you have desolated | they have desolated |
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I was desolating | you were desolating | he/she/it was desolating | we were desolating | you were desolating | they were desolating |
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I had desolated | you had desolated | he/she/it had desolated | we had desolated | you had desolated | they had desolated |
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I will desolate | you will desolate | he/she/it will desolate | we will desolate | you will desolate | they will desolate |
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I will have desolated | you will have desolated | he/she/it will have desolated | we will have desolated | you will have desolated | they will have desolated |
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I will be desolating | you will be desolating | he/she/it will be desolating | we will be desolating | you will be desolating | they will be desolating |
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I have been desolating | you have been desolating | he/she/it has been desolating | we have been desolating | you have been desolating | they have been desolating |
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I will have been desolating | you will have been desolating | he/she/it will have been desolating | we will have been desolating | you will have been desolating | they will have been desolating |
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I had been desolating | you had been desolating | he/she/it had been desolating | we had been desolating | you had been desolating | they had been desolating |
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I would desolate | you would desolate | he/she/it would desolate | we would desolate | you would desolate | they would desolate |
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I would have desolated | you would have desolated | he/she/it would have desolated | we would have desolated | you would have desolated | they would have desolated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | desolate - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"desert, forsake, abandonleave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"expose - abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"walk out - leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children"ditch - forsake; "ditch a lover"maroon, strand - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned" | | 2. | desolate - reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"depopulateshrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" | | 3. | desolate - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, wasteruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"ruin - reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war" | Adj. | 1. | desolate - providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"barren, bleak, stark, bareinhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" | | 2. | desolate - crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail"disconsolate, inconsolable, unconsolable - sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died" |
desolateadjective1. uninhabited, deserted, bare, waste, wild, ruined, bleak, solitary, barren, dreary, godforsaken, unfrequented a desolate, godforsaken place uninhabited inhabited, populous2. miserable, depressed, lonely, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, forlorn, bereft, dejected, despondent, downcast, wretched, disconsolate, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, comfortless, companionless He was desolate without her. miserable happy, cheerful, joyous, light-heartedverb1. deject, depress, distress, discourage, dismay, grieve, daunt, dishearten I was desolated by the news. deject encourage, cheer, nourish, hearten2. destroy, ruin, devastate, ravage, lay low, lay waste, despoil, depopulate A great famine desolated the country.desolateadjective1. Empty of people:deserted, forlorn, godforsaken, lonely, lonesome, unfrequented.2. Dark and depressing:black, bleak, blue, cheerless, dark, dismal, dreary, gloomy, glum, joyless, somber, tenebrific.3. Having been given up and left alone:abandoned, bereft, derelict, deserted, forlorn, forsaken, lorn.4. Dejected due to the awareness of being alone:forlorn, lonely, lonesome, lorn.5. In low spirits:blue, dejected, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful.Idiom: down at the mouth.verbTo destroy completely as or as if by conquering:devastate, ravage, waste.Idiom: lay waste.Translationsdesolate (ˈdesələt) adjective1. (of landscapes, areas etc) very lonely or barren. desolate moorland. 荒涼的 荒凉的2. very sad, lonely and unhappy. 淒涼的 凄凉的desoˈlation noun 荒蕪 荒芜desolate
Synonyms for desolateadj uninhabitedSynonyms- uninhabited
- deserted
- bare
- waste
- wild
- ruined
- bleak
- solitary
- barren
- dreary
- godforsaken
- unfrequented
Antonymsadj miserableSynonyms- miserable
- depressed
- lonely
- gloomy
- dismal
- melancholy
- forlorn
- bereft
- dejected
- despondent
- downcast
- wretched
- disconsolate
- down in the dumps
- cheerless
- comfortless
- companionless
Antonyms- happy
- cheerful
- joyous
- light-hearted
verb dejectSynonyms- deject
- depress
- distress
- discourage
- dismay
- grieve
- daunt
- dishearten
Antonyms- encourage
- cheer
- nourish
- hearten
verb destroySynonyms- destroy
- ruin
- devastate
- ravage
- lay low
- lay waste
- despoil
- depopulate
Synonyms for desolateadj empty of peopleSynonyms- deserted
- forlorn
- godforsaken
- lonely
- lonesome
- unfrequented
adj dark and depressingSynonyms- black
- bleak
- blue
- cheerless
- dark
- dismal
- dreary
- gloomy
- glum
- joyless
- somber
- tenebrific
adj having been given up and left aloneSynonyms- abandoned
- bereft
- derelict
- deserted
- forlorn
- forsaken
- lorn
adj dejected due to the awareness of being aloneSynonyms- forlorn
- lonely
- lonesome
- lorn
adj in low spiritsSynonyms- blue
- dejected
- depressed
- dispirited
- down
- downcast
- downhearted
- dull
- dysphoric
- gloomy
- heavy-hearted
- low
- melancholic
- melancholy
- sad
- spiritless
- tristful
- unhappy
- wistful
verb to destroy completely as or as if by conqueringSynonymsSynonyms for desolateverb leave someone who needs or counts on youSynonymsRelated Words- leave
- expose
- walk out
- ditch
- maroon
- strand
verb reduce in populationSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterlySynonyms- devastate
- lay waste to
- ravage
- scourge
- waste
Related Wordsadj providing no shelter or sustenanceSynonymsRelated Wordsadj crushed by griefRelated Words- disconsolate
- inconsolable
- unconsolable
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