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

Last year, Samuel became the Commanders’ primary receiver after injuries decimated the position group, leading the team in catches (72), receiving yards (727) and receiving touchdowns (five). — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 July 2026

But years of overharvesting, human pollution, and dredging had decimated New York’s once populous oyster beds. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

Canada goose reintroduction As with other populations of wildlife around the turn of the 20th century, unregulated hunting decimated Canada goose populations. — Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

But, Congressman, the president, Pete Hegseth, had said they were obliterated, decimated. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Our winter recreation industry is being decimated and our summer outdoor recreation curbed by dangerous air quality index reports. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 July 2026

Local newspapers and magazines have been particularly decimated by the cultural shift to online and social platforms. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026

Beyond the injuries to Witt and Kolek, who is dealing with a right-flexor strain, injuries have decimated the Royals all season long. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Ragusa passed a full 44 years without any instances of the plague and shook off outbreaks that decimated the population of other regions. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026