As adjectives the difference between desolate and isolated
is that desolate is deserted and devoid of inhabitants while isolated is placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
Are desolate and isolate the same?
As verbs the difference between desolate and isolate
is that desolate is to deprive of inhabitants while isolate is to set apart or cut off from others.
What does this word mean desolate?
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted a desolate abandoned town. 2 : joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one a desolate widow. 3a : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : dilapidated a desolate old house.
