Wasteland (Noun)

Meaning

An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert".

Classification

Nouns denoting spatial position.

Examples

  • The post-apocalyptic novel depicted a world reduced to a barren wasteland devoid of life and hope.
  • The desert stretched out before them, a seemingly endless wasteland of sand and rock.
  • After years of pollution and neglect, the once-thriving lake had become a toxic wasteland.
  • The area had been a wasteland for decades, a desolate expanse of rubble and decay.
  • The astronauts gazed out at the alien landscape, a vast and unforgiving wasteland of twisted rock and dust.

Synonyms

  • Barren
  • Waste

Hypernyms

  • Wilderness
  • Wild

Hyponyms

  • Heath
  • Heathland
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