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

South Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi thriller follows a pair of officers (Hwang Jung-min and Hoyeon) who investigate a small village decimated by unknown creatures. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

But Aston Martin, ooh, Aston Martin’s getting decimated, and Porsche is in serious trouble. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 9 Sep. 2026

The cuts come to a health care system that once numbered 6,500 primary healthcare facilities and 300 public hospitals, but that already was decimated in the first year and a half of war. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

More than a decade after accounts about Sandusky’s abuse resulted in his conviction and sanctions decimated the football program, the university community has tried to move on. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

With the rotation decimated by injuries and trades, manager Tony Vitello handed the ball to the rookie on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field in Queens, New York for the final game of the Giants’ series against the Mets. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Their running back room was completely decimated over the course of the year. — Michael Beller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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