REFOREST Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For REFOREST
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barren | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • not bearing offspring • completely wanting or lacking | ||||||||
defoliate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • deprived of leaves verb • strip the leaves or branches from | ||||||||
deforest | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove the trees from | ||||||||
denude | verbv | |||||||
verb • lay bare | ||||||||
desert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment • arid land with little or no vegetation verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army • leave behind | ||||||||
devastate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • overwhelm or overpower | ||||||||
impoverish | verbv | |||||||
verb • make poor • take away | ||||||||
waste | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly • the trait of wasting resources • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb • spend thoughtlessly; throw away • use inefficiently or inappropriately • dispose of • run off as waste • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • spend extravagantly • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • cause to grow thin or weak • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • become physically weaker | ||||||||
clearcut | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic. • Having had all trees cut. noun • The area of the forest cleared of trees. |