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bare vs desolate

desolate vs bare

bare and desolate both are adjectives.

bare and desolate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bare No Yes Yes No
desolate No Yes Yes No
As adjectives, bare and desolate are synonyms defined as:
  • bare and desolate: providing no shelter or sustenance
Other synonyms of bare include barren, bleak, stark.
bare (adjective) desolate (adjective)
lacking its natural or customary covering crushed by grief
not having a protective covering providing no shelter or sustenance
having everything extraneous removed including contents
providing no shelter or sustenance
lacking in magnitude or quantity
just barely adequate or within a lower limit
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
having no clothes on the body
lacking a surface finish such as paint
bare (verb) desolate (verb)
lay bare reduce in population
make public cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
expose to view leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Difference between bare and desolate

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