Desolation
Desolation noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: his desolation after his twin brother died was incurable
Intoxication is an antonym for desolation.
Intoxication
Intoxication noun - A state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion.
Usage example: the intoxication felt by two people who have just fallen in love
Desolation is an antonym for intoxication.
How words are described
| acute | acute desolation | acute intoxication |
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Intoxication and Desolation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desolation/intoxication
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Intoxication or Desolation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desolation/intoxication.
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