Example : Bare rocky hills.
Barren lands.
The bleak treeless regions of the high Andes.
The desolate surface of the moon.
A stark landscape.

Synonyms : bare, barren, bleak, stark

Example : Depressed and desolate of soul.
A low desolate wail.

Example : The mother deserted her children.

Synonyms : abandon, desert, forsake

Example : The epidemic depopulated the countryside.

Synonyms : depopulate

Example : The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion.

Synonyms : devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste