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desolate vs bare

bare vs desolate

desolate and bare both are adjectives.

desolate and bare both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
desolate No Yes Yes No
bare No Yes Yes No
As adjectives, desolate and bare are synonyms defined as:
  • desolate and bare: providing no shelter or sustenance
Other synonyms of desolate include barren, bleak, stark.
desolate (adjective) bare (adjective)
crushed by grief lacking its natural or customary covering
providing no shelter or sustenance not having a protective covering
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
desolate (verb) bare (verb)
reduce in population lay bare
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly make public
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch expose to view
Difference between desolate and bare

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