Building and Desolation

Building

Building noun - Something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity.

Desolation is an antonym for building.

Nearby Words: build, buildup, builder

Desolation

Desolation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Usage example: the nuclear attack resulted in a scene of utter desolation

Building is an antonym for desolation.

How words are described

new new building new desolation
destroyed destroyed building destroyed desolation
next next building next desolation
last last building last desolation
Other adjectives: industrial.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / The Hobbit The Cameo: Stephen Colbert has a cameo in The Desolation of Smaug, as a man in Lake Town who wears an eyepatch and taps with a cane on a building.
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