desolate
English Thesaurus
1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | destroy, ruin, |
| definition | : | destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | ruin, |
| definition | : | reduce to ruins (verb.contact) |
2. reduce in population (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | reduce, shrink, |
| definition | : | reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change) |
3. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | leave, |
| definition | : | go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | expose, |
| definition | : | abandon by leaving out in the open air (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | walk out, |
| definition | : | leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ditch, |
| definition | : | forsake (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | maroon, strand, |
| definition | : | leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue (verb.possession) |
4. crushed by grief (adj.all)
5. providing no shelter or sustenance (adj.all)
| similar | : | inhospitable, |
| definition | : | unfavorable to life or growth (adj.all) |
6. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly (verb.change)
| derivation | : | destruction, devastation, |
| definition | : | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | devastation, ravaging, |
| definition | : | plundering with excessive damage and destruction (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | depredation, ravage, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) a destructive action (noun.event) |
7. reduce in population (verb.change)
| derivation | : | depopulation, |
| definition | : | the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all) (noun.state) |
8. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | defector, deserter, |
| definition | : | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person) |
9. providing no shelter or sustenance (adj.all)
| derivation | : | bareness, starkness, |
| definition | : | an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | barren, waste, wasteland, |
| definition | : | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation (noun.location) |
10. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly (verb.change)
| derivation | : | destruction, devastation, |
| definition | : | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | devastation, ravaging, |
| definition | : | plundering with excessive damage and destruction (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | depredation, ravage, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) a destructive action (noun.event) |
11. reduce in population (verb.change)
| derivation | : | depopulation, |
| definition | : | the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all) (noun.state) |
12. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | defector, deserter, |
| definition | : | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person) |
13. providing no shelter or sustenance (adj.all)
| derivation | : | bareness, starkness, |
| definition | : | an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | barren, waste, wasteland, |
| definition | : | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation (noun.location) |
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