Synonyms of devastated

devastated 1 of 2

adjective

as in destroyed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• wrecked
• demolished
• damaged
• collapsed
• pulverized
• mutilated
• disintegrated
• imploded
• mangled
• splintered
• obliterated
• split
• ruinate
• cracked
• exploded
• dynamited
• extirpated
• blasted
• fragile
• shattered
• defaced
• wiped out
• broken
• fragmented
• eradicated
• fractured
• exterminated
• smashed
• brittle
• busted
• breakable
• slivered
• detonated
• frail
• frangible
• delicate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbroken
• repaired
• reconstructed
• fixed
• healed
• mended
• rebuilt
• patched
• unbreakable
• infrangible

devastated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of devastate

1

as in ravaged

to bring destruction to (something) through violent action

the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by fires

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ravaged
• destroyed
• ruined
• wrecked
• scourged
• overwhelmed
• shattered
• plundered
• obliterated
• despoiled
• sacked
• decimated
• looted
• stripped
• desolated
• pillaged
• wracked
• demolished
• eradicated
• totalled
• annihilated
• vaporized
• wasted
• harried
• extinguished
• smashed
• wiped out
• extirpated
• totaled
• expunged
• razed
• marauded
• nuked
• mowed
• overpowered
• forayed
• overran
• rubbed out
• overthrew
• crushed
• stript

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• restored
• rehabilitated
• redeemed
• repaired
• fixed
• reconditioned
• mended
• patched
• revamped

2

as in ruined

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

the explosion devastated an entire city block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• shattered
• demolished
• wrecked
• smashed
• damaged
• wasted
• decimated
• ravaged
• desolated
• overcame
• annihilated
• eroded
• wracked
• crippled
• razed
• extinguished
• pulverized
• marred
• vaporized
• totalled
• killed
• totaled
• crushed
• defeated
• injured
• rubbed out
• dismantled
• tore down
• creamed
• broke
• blasted
• pulled down
• did in
• nuked
• removed
• subdued
• deteriorated
• spoiled
• conquered
• impaired
• harmed
• disintegrated
• disfigured
• spoilt
• mutilated
• gutted
• won (against)
• clobbered
• prevailed (over)
• thrashed
• bested
• obliterated
• licked
• overmatched
• mangled
• dissolved
• triumphed (over)
• trounced
• dynamited
• trimmed
• routed
• mastered
• surmounted
• eradicated
• scotched
• wore (away)
• swept (away)
• scoured
• dilapidated
• whipped
• slaughtered
• defaced
• assassinated
• murdered
• despoiled
• sacked
• vitiated
• plundered
• vandalized
• looted
• blew up
• trampled
• exterminated
• washed out
• liquidated
• massacred
• trashed
• extirpated
• pillaged
• beat
• disassembled
• took down
• wiped out
• drubbed
• walloped
• undid
• effaced
• expunged
• stamped (out)
• skunked
• rooted (out)
• butchered
• blotted out
• dispatched
• cut down
• executed
• felled
• snuffed (out)
• zapped
• killed off
• took out
• overbore
• havocked
• mowed (down)
• unmade
• unbuilt
• slew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• set up
• raised
• erected
• reared
• repaired
• created
• fixed
• put up
• produced
• made
• invented
• formed
• manufactured
• shaped
• assembled
• established
• protected
• organized
• founded
• forged
• saved
• brought about
• preserved
• framed
• molded
• mended
• revamped
• constituted
• patched
• reconditioned
• fabricated
• fashioned
• rebuilt
• instituted
• restored
• doctored
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• renovated
• remodeled

3

as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

we were devastated by the awful news of his death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overwhelmed
• overcame
• crushed
• oppressed
• disturbed
• swamped
• overpowered
• rocked
• floored
• ground (down)
• prostrated
• drowned
• upset
• shattered
• defeated
• whelmed
• overmastered
• snowed under
• sunk
• deluged
• distressed
• sank
• staggered
• demoralized
• threw
• refuted
• unnerved
• broke
• confuted
• unmanned

Examples of devastated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Biden said Congress will have to act to help devastated areas recover. —NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024

The most devastated areas are also predominantly rural and lower-income, Camp notes, increasing their vulnerability. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2024

A week after the storm, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated, twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina. —Ray Sanchez, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024

Mayorkas made his comments as Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris fanned out across the Southeast to witness the damage from the hurricane and seek to demonstrate commitment and competence in helping devastated communities. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024