Desolate
adjSynonymSSC PYQ × 6/dˈɛsələt/ · डेसलट
Empty and without people; very lonely and unhappy
वीरान और सुनसान, या बहुत दुखी
The station looked desolate at midnight.
She felt desolate after the news.
Daily use: Aadhi raat ko station desolate tha.
Desolate में वही 'sol' है जो solo और solitary में है, यानी अकेला। Desolate इंसान का कोई साथी नहीं, और desolate जगह वीरान, सुनसान होती है। इसका उल्टा populous है।
Desolate has the same 'sol' as solo and solitary, meaning alone. A desolate person has no companion, and a desolate place is deserted and empty. Its opposite is populous, full of people.
Synonym में deserted, forsaken, solitary, bleak, barren आते हैं; antonym में populated, crowded, cheerful।
SSC gives deserted, forsaken, solitary, bleak and barren as synonyms; populated, crowded and cheerful are the antonyms.