desolate synonyms

desolate

modif.

  1. Left unused

    deserted, forsaken, uninhabited, laid waste; see abandoned 1, bleak 1, isolated.

  2. Gloomy

    forlorn, downcast, melancholy, dolorous; see dismal 1, sad 1.

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