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

Hamas, which has been decimated but not yet unseated, has so far shown relative restraint and a willingness to absorb regular hits, including a series of assassinations of its members and regular airstrikes by Israel. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

The only way Dallas wins is by outscoring teams and Dak Prescott should shred a secondary that has been decimated by injury. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

The hotel was seamlessly integrated into one of Lisbon’s most historic areas—the church was one of the few landmarks to survive a 1755 earthquake that decimated much of Lisbon. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

In present day, back on the planet decimated by the Manhunters, John interrogates Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen) and learns that Noah freed the villain from prison. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

The offensive line sort of got decimated, and now the cornerbacks have gotten decimated. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

The Justice Department, for instance, decimated its elite Public Integrity Section in early 2025 while the FBI disbanded a white-collar fraud and public corruption squad based out of its Washington field office. — Patrick Whittle, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

The Justice Department, for instance, decimated its elite Public Integrity Section in early 2025 and the FBI disbanded a white-collar fraud and public corruption squad based out of its Washington field office. — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

The transformations that have decimated protest movements—undone by digitization, atomization, and the evanescence of online life—have also affected shame and its ability to mediate social norms without the intervention of the state. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026