desolated
Made completely empty
Desolated describes a place that has been made barren, empty, or devastated—stripped of inhabitants or life: The war desolated entire regions.
Applied to people, it means overwhelmed by grief or loneliness: She was desolated by the news of his death.
The past participle often functions as an adjective: a desolated landscape, desolated survivors.
Uninhabitable barren region
- aridDevoid of water
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- sterileFree from microorganisms
inhospitable · bleak · stark · bare · desert · drought-stricken · unfruitful · ravaged
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- vacantWithout an occupant
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- neglectedNot given proper attention
uninhabited · empty · forgotten · discarded · relinquished · disused · left · shunned
Overwhelmed with grief
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- bereavedDeprived by death
- despairingCompletely without hope
woeful · mournful · inconsolable · crushed · shattered · distraught · stricken · tormented
wasteland
Uninhabitable barren region
sterile · inhospitable · bleak · stark · bare · desert · drought-stricken · unfruitful · ravaged · scorched
forsaken
Completely abandoned or discarded
neglected · uninhabited · empty · forgotten · discarded · relinquished · disused · left · shunned · disowned
heartbroken
Overwhelmed with grief
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- bereavedDeprived by death
despairing · woeful · mournful · inconsolable · crushed · shattered · distraught · stricken · tormented · wretched
isolated
Separated from others
alienated · withdrawn · estranged · friendless · remote · detached · outcast · companionless · alone · bereft
desolatedthriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · flourished · thrived · teeming · bustling
desolatedconstructed
Built or assembled
created · built · restored · rebuilt · established
- desolate landscapeUninhabited, barren terrain
desolate, desolation, desolating, desolates, desolately, desolateness, desolations, desolators