The Clue
Abandoned (8 letter answer)
The Answer
DESOLATE
Tags
Notes
The answer DESOLATE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Barren
Forlorn
Forsaken
Godforsaken
Lifeless
Uninhabited
Devoid of inhabitants
Like a moonscape
Like ghost towns
Definition
DESOLATE as a verb:
1. (abandon, forsake, desolate, desert) = leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
2. (depopulate, desolate) = reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
3. (lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge) = devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
DESOLATE as an adjective:
1. (bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark) = providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
2. crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail"