DESOLATIONS Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

desolations

noun

plural of desolation

as in deserts

land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops looked out over the vast untamed desolation to the north

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as in disrepairs

the state of being unattended to or not cared for the desolation of the abandoned garden

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as in devastations

the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless the nuclear attack resulted in a scene of utter desolation

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Noun

More than 11 million Jordanians live between the Jordan River, the Red Sea and eastern deserts strewn with ruins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
The most likely scenario is warm and humid conditions with light showers and a low chance of monsoonal thunderstorms over the mountains and deserts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of deserts

Noun

The project supports countries that are trying to deliver Target 4 of the CBD Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which calls for governments around the world to halt extinctions and improve the conservation status of endangered species.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Environmental organizations have decried the change as a complete gutting that will rapidly accelerate extinctions, and have sued in federal court.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of extinctions

Noun

In its place urchin barrens now carpet the seafloor; a spiny, silent landscape stripped of life.

— Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
The forests are marked by sparse conifer stands, woodlands, herbaceous vegetation, and unvegetated barrens that dominate the transition to Arctic tundra.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of barrens

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His anger at Hezbollah is matched by his sympathy for his civilian Shia Muslim neighbors, who have borne the brunt of Israel’s bombing and demolitions in the south.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Miami Beach today may be filled with newcomers, cranes and construction, deals and demolitions.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of demolitions

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