Synonyms of decimated

decimated

verb

past tense of decimate

as in destroyed

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

the army's attack decimated the enemy's defenses beyond repair

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decimated

Even though Miami’s inside linebacker spot had been decimated by injuries, and the overall roster lacks playmakers (which Dodson was), and experience (43 NFL starts), that decision personifies what this season will be about. — Omar Kelly august 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

There was little time for anyone to flee as flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

The fallout has been steep, resulting in shredded nets, decimated clam beds and mussel stocks, and hundreds of shuttered fisheries along the Italian coast. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

It’s based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel and set in Colorado 10 years in the future after an aggressive flu has decimated much of the population. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

An already decimated San Francisco Giants lineup are dealing with another injury. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Murray made his first All-Star Game — and then was decimated by Jaden McDaniels in the playoffs. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

New Ukrainian tactics and drones have halted Russia’s advance, decimated the country’s oil infrastructure, and pushed casualties above the replacement rate. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Its economy is in shambles, its proxies have been decimated by Israel and its allies in Iraq have been ousted. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026