more desolate

ADJECTIVE

unused, barren

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bare bleak derelict dreary empty isolated lonely lonesome uninhabited

STRONG

abandoned desert destroyed forsaken ruined waste

WEAK

godforsaken lorn solitary unfrequented unoccupied vacant wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

befriended bright full inhabited loved pleasant populated

STRONG

cherished intact protected restored saved

WEAK

cheerful cultivated happy pleased used

ADJECTIVE

depressed, despondent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bleak forlorn lonely lonesome

STRONG

abandoned black blue dejected down forsaken hurting

WEAK

acheronian bereft cheerless comfortless companionless disconsolate dismal dolorous downcast funereal gloomy in a blue funk inconsolable joyless lorn melancholy miserable somber tragic wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

befriended cheerful loved

STRONG

cherished clean happy joyous

WEAK

cultivated pleased populated used

Example Sentences

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It isn’t perfect symmetry—Indiana football was much more desolate than Nebraska hoops, and now the Hoosiers are roaring atop college football entering Friday’s playoff semifinal against Oregon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Either way, the new shops and restaurants aren’t on Third Avenue, which has become ever more desolate.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023

I feel like it could have gone a sort of darker, more desolate visual style as opposed to Moebius, which is very poppy and bright.

From The Verge • Jun. 5, 2022

“So we picked a more desolate area called Toyon Canyon and basically just made it look like it did in 1974.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2019

But the stronger it got, the more desolate he became.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison