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WASTELAND: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WASTELAND?

Need another word that means the same as “wasteland”? Find 6 synonyms for “wasteland” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Wasteland” are: barren, waste, wilderness, desert, barren land, dust bowl

Wasteland as a Noun

Definitions of "Wasteland" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wasteland” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • A bleak and unused or neglected urban or industrial area.
  • An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation.
  • An unused area of land that has become barren or overgrown.

Synonyms of "Wasteland" as a noun (6 Words)

barrenA barren tract or tracts of land.
The Newfoundland barrens.
barren landAn uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation.
desertArid land with little or no vegetation.
dust bowlFine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air.
waste(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect.
The trackless wastes of the desert.
wildernessAn uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region.
He led the Democratic party back from the wilderness.

Usage Examples of "Wasteland" as a noun

  • The mid 70s are now seen as something of a cultural wasteland.
  • We'd creep through a hole in the fence on this bit of wasteland and play games in the bushes.
  • The restoration of industrial wasteland.
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