Desolate
Desolate adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a desolate house abandoned many years ago
Lugubrious is a synonym for desolate in gloomy topic. In some cases you can use "Lugubrious" instead an adjective "Desolate".
Lugubrious
Lugubrious adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the diner's dim lighting makes eating there a particularly lugubrious experience
Desolate is a synonym for lugubrious in gloomy topic. Sometimes you can use "Desolate" instead an adjective "Lugubrious".
Nearby Word: lugubriously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and desolate
- melancholy and lugubrious
- dismal and desolate
- dismal and lugubrious
- dejected and desolate
- dejected and lugubrious
- sad and desolate
- sad and lugubrious
- unhappy and desolate
- unhappy and lugubrious
- miserable and desolate
- miserable and lugubrious
- wretched and desolate
- wretched and lugubrious
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