desolation

As nouns the difference between receding and desolation

is that receding is the action of something that recedes while desolation is desolation.

As a verb receding

is .

As nouns the difference between wilderness and desolation

is that wilderness is an unsettled and uncultivated tract of land left in its natural state while desolation is desolation.

As a noun desolation

is desolation.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Prodigality is a related term of desolation.

As nouns the difference between prodigality and desolation

is that prodigality is wasteful extravagance while desolation is desolation.

Downheartedness is a related term of desolation.

As nouns the difference between downheartedness and desolation

is that downheartedness is the characteristic of being downhearted; sadness while desolation is desolation.

Desolation is a related term of downfall.

As nouns the difference between desolation and downfall

is that desolation is desolation while downfall is a precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.

As a verb downfall is

to fall down; deteriorate; decline.

Desolation is a related term of spoil.

As nouns the difference between desolation and spoil

is that desolation is desolation while spoil is (also in plural: spoils ) plunder taken from an enemy or victim.

As a verb spoil is

(archaic) to strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.

Desolation is a related term of extirpation.

As nouns the difference between desolation and extirpation

is that desolation is desolation while extirpation is the act of extirpating or uprooting.

Subversion is a related term of desolation.

As nouns the difference between subversion and desolation

is that subversion is subversion while desolation is desolation.

Gloom is a related term of desolation.

As nouns the difference between gloom and desolation

is that gloom is darkness, dimness or obscurity while desolation is desolation.

As a verb gloom

is to be dark or gloomy.