Desolate
Desolate adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a desolate house abandoned many years ago
Dispiriting and desolate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dispiriting" instead an adjective "Desolate".
Dispiriting
Dispiriting adjective - Destructive of morale and self-reliance.
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Synonyms for Dispiriting
Desolate and dispiriting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desolate" instead an adjective "Dispiriting".
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Related pairs
- depress and desolate
- depress and dispiriting
- melancholy and desolate
- melancholy and dispiriting
- dismal and desolate
- dismal and dispiriting
- blue and desolate
- blue and dispiriting
- sad and desolate
- sad and dispiriting
- unhappy and desolate
- unhappy and dispiriting
- miserable and desolate
- miserable and dispiriting
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