desolately
adverbHow many syllables in desolately?
There are 4 syllables in the word desolately.How to pronounce desolately:
Definition of desolately:
- desolately (adverb):
- adverb. in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects.
Synonyms for desolately:
black
bleak
blue
cheerless
chill
cloudy
cold
comfortless
dark
darkening
depressed
depressing
depressive
desperate
dire
disconsolate
dismal
drear
dreary
elegiac
forlorn
funereal
gloomy
glum
godforsaken
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Antonyms for desolately:
confidently
expectantly
hopefully
optimistically
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