Desolate
Desolate adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a desolate house abandoned many years ago
Lamentable and desolate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lamentable" instead an adjective "Desolate".
Lamentable
Lamentable adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Usage example: the lamentable cries of the women for their slain sons were heard throughout the village
Desolate and lamentable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desolate" instead an adjective "Lamentable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and desolate
- melancholy and lamentable
- dismal and desolate
- dismal and lamentable
- sad and desolate
- sad and lamentable
- unhappy and desolate
- unhappy and lamentable
- miserable and desolate
- miserable and lamentable
- wretched and desolate
- wretched and lamentable
- grim and desolate
- grim and lamentable
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