What is another word for "wilderness"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "wilderness": acarpous, acquaintance, addle, advocate, all, ally, alter, ambo, amigo, and, arid, associate, auxiliary, barren, bedfellow, best, boon, bosom, casual, chamber, childhood, chum, classman, classmate, colleague, come, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, confidante, confrere, copartner, countryman, crony, desert, disable, divine, effect, ego.