Synonyms of wasteland

wasteland

noun

ˈwāst-ˌland 

as in desert

land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops

with proper irrigation and fertilizer, they turned the desert wasteland into a fertile plain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desert
• barren
• wilderness
• desolation
• waste
• heath
• no-man's-land
• bush
• badland
• wild
• brush
• dust bowl
• open
• outdoors
• out-of-doors
• open air
• nature

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wasteland

Pedro Pascal has carried galaxies and post-apocalyptic wastelands on his back. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

The play, which had its premiere off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre, is a freewheeling love story, set in a skate park in the middle of an urban wasteland. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Instead of finding some dystopian wasteland, Kraus found regular Americans being regular Americans. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

No one who witnessed the football wasteland of England 0-0 Algeria in Cape Town in 2010 will ever forget it. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 24 June 2026