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

It is named after Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold that Israel largely decimated in heavy bombardment in 2006. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026

Homebuilding hasn’t kept pace with demand since the 2008 financial crash decimated the country’s housing industry. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

After eight months of war that have decimated Iran’s leadership and impoverished the country, much of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure lies in ruins. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026

Will a YouTube viewer spend more than half an hour trying to figure out if Ukraine’s attacks on Russian data centers have decimated an army of propaganda bots? — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Since before the civil war, which decimated over 450 Maya villages, Indigenous communities have continuously struggled through structural poverty, colonial genocide, and high child mortality. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

Insiders cited broad industry-wide online traffic problems plaguing numerous online publishers, including Meta’s decision to deprioritize links to news articles and the rise of chatbots and AI summaries, which have decimated search traffic. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026

They were enraged at the way the current administration had decimated progressive policies toward children, women, people of color, gay people and transgender people. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Toss in how Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson decimated the defense the week prior and some serious conversations need to be had. — Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026