Waste and Wasteland

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Waste

Waste noun - Land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops.

Usage example: an area that was a barren waste after the strip-mining had ended

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Wasteland is a synonym for waste in desert topic. In some cases you can use "Wasteland" instead a noun "Waste", when it comes to topics like rich, nature, land that is uncultivated. popular alternative

Nearby Words: wasted, wasting, wasteful, wastage, wastefulness

Wasteland

Wasteland noun - Land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops.

Usage example: with proper irrigation and fertilizer, they turned the desert wasteland into a fertile plain

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Synonyms for Wasteland

Waste is a synonym for wasteland in desert topic. You can use "Waste" instead a noun "Wasteland", if it concerns topics such as rich, nature, wilderness. popular alternative

Nearby Word: waste

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How words are described

complete	complete waste	complete wasteland
total	total waste	total wasteland
empty	empty waste	empty wasteland
massive	massive waste	massive wasteland
Other adjectives: big, huge, polluted, desolate, cold, barren, arid, deadly, grey, rocky, radioactive, toxic, frozen, magical, nuclear, industrial.

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