- Barren - Bereft - Uninhabited - Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted;
uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness;
a desolate house. - Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed;
as, desolate altars. - Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless. - Lost to shame; dissolute.