► empty an empty place does not have any people in it: I hate coming home to an empty house. During spring break, the campus was empty.
► deserted used about a place that is empty and quiet because no people are there: It was three o’clock in the morning, and the streets were deserted.
► uninhabited used about a place that has no people living in it: There are some islands off the coast of Africa that are uninhabited.
► desolate used about a place that is empty and looks sad because there are no people there and there is nothing attractive to see: The movie is set in a small desolate town in western Texas.