desolate

[1]	abandon , forsake , desert
[2]	depopulate
[3]	lay waste to , waste , devastate , ravage , scourge
[4]	depopulate
[5]	destroy , devastate , ruin , lay waste , despoil , ravage , demolish , obliterate , annihilate , raze , gut
[6]	dismay , dishearten , depress , daunt , dispirit , sadden , deject , dispirit , discourage

adj.

[1]	solitary , lonely , isolated , deserted , forlorn , forsaken , friendless , alone , abandoned , neglected , desert , uninhabited , empty , unfrequented , bare , barren , bleak , remote
[2]	laid waste , ruined , devastated , ravaged , destroyed
[3]	dreary , dismal , wretched , joyless , cheerless , comfortless , miserable , unhappy , down , disconsolate , sad , melancholy , sorrowful , forlorn , mournful , woebegone , gloomy , broken-hearted , heavy-hearted , inconsolable , dejected , downcast , downhearted , dispirited , low-spirited , depressed , melancholy , spiritless , despondent , dismal , distressed , discouraged , hopeless
[4]	bare , barren , bleak , stark