as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops
with proper irrigation and fertilizer, they turned the desert wasteland into a fertile plain
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of wasteland
What The state has been written off as a woke wasteland.
—
Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
In the wasteland that Altadena has become, any sign of normal life is welcome.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In the wastelands of Kabul, where American largesse never quite bandaged the scars of the Soviet war.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
The United States was back to being a soccer wasteland, with no top-flight league and a laughing stock of a national team.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wasteland 
Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
In the wasteland that Altadena has become, any sign of normal life is welcome.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In the wastelands of Kabul, where American largesse never quite bandaged the scars of the Soviet war.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
The United States was back to being a soccer wasteland, with no top-flight league and a laughing stock of a national team.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wasteland
Thesaurus Entries Near wasteland
Cite this Entry
“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share