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

Fin whales, which are the second largest species of whale behind blue whales, are endangered after decades of commercial whaling decimated their population, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Developers want to transform a more than seven-acre shopping center on the southwest corner of Preston Road and Royal Lane that was decimated by a 2019 tornado, proposing an $800 million redevelopment with high-rise buildings. — CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

As far as settings for monster movies go, that decimated landscape would seem an odd choice—the very raison d’être of such films is to show a colossal creature laying waste to a city. — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

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

The order would have decimated the law firm’s ability to represent clients and deeply chilled the work of other attorneys. — Leonard Bernstein, Washington Post, 5 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

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