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
Obliteration and desolation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obliteration" instead a noun "Desolation".
Obliteration
Obliteration noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Usage example: the ill-advised obliteration of the town's historic district in order to make way for a shopping center
Desolation and obliteration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desolation" instead a noun "Obliteration".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- annihilation and desolation
- annihilation and obliteration
- havoc and desolation
- havoc and obliteration
- destruction and desolation
- destruction and obliteration
- ruin and desolation
- ruin and obliteration
- dissolution and desolation
- dissolution and obliteration
- extinction and desolation
- extinction and obliteration
- devastation and desolation
- devastation and obliteration
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Obliteration and Desolation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desolation/obliteration
Desolation & Obliteration. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/desolation/obliteration>.
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