Synonyms of decimating

decimating

verb

present participle of decimate

as in destroying

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

• destroying
• ruining
• demolishing
• shattering
• devastating
• wrecking
• smashing
• damaging
• overcoming
• annihilating
• ravaging
• wasting
• eroding
• extinguishing
• vaporizing
• pulverizing
• razing
• marring
• totaling
• crippling
• killing
• crushing
• wracking
• creaming
• defeating
• nuking
• dismantling
• removing
• blasting
• tearing down
• pulling down
• doing in
• breaking
• subduing
• desolating
• injuring
• conquering
• trimming
• disintegrating
• harming
• impairing
• clobbering
• mutilating
• deteriorating
• rubbing out
• spoiling
• eradicating
• licking
• dissolving
• mangling
• obliterating
• mastering
• whipping
• routing
• prevailing (over)
• gutting
• disfiguring
• exterminating
• walloping
• besting
• winning (against)
• scouring
• slaughtering
• surmounting
• thrashing
• beating
• dynamiting
• defacing
• plundering
• wearing (away)
• vitiating
• liquidating
• assassinating
• extirpating
• trouncing
• undoing
• murdering
• sacking
• pillaging
• disassembling
• triumphing (over)
• sweeping (away)
• expunging
• trampling
• massacring
• executing
• despoiling
• overmatching
• looting
• trashing
• vandalizing
• dispatching
• scotching
• blowing up
• washing out
• effacing
• overbearing
• slaying
• wiping out
• butchering
• drubbing
• zapping
• stamping (out)
• blotting out
• taking down
• dilapidating
• cutting down
• rooting (out)
• skunking
• killing off
• mowing (down)
• unmaking
• felling
• snuffing (out)
• taking out
• unbuilding
• havocking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• constructing
• building
• raising
• creating
• erecting
• repairing
• rearing
• fixing
• producing
• setting up
• forming
• making
• shaping
• establishing
• inventing
• putting up
• assembling
• protecting
• manufacturing
• constituting
• preserving
• organizing
• forging
• framing
• fashioning
• revamping
• fabricating
• instituting
• molding
• saving
• patching
• reconditioning
• conserving
• restoring
• founding
• doctoring
• mending
• bringing about
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• remodeling
• fathering
• renovating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decimating

Radiopharmaceuticals work by directing toxic radiation specifically to cancer cells, decimating them on site. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026

The ensuing torrent of ice and rock created a wall of water that slammed into towns and villages that sat on the riverbank, decimating infrastructure and housing. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

The president's boasts about decimating the opponent's armed forces haven't prevented it from striking back with drones and missiles. — Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

But unfortunately, this was not the end of wildfires decimating North America this summer. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026

With no major competition from native predators, the invasive snakes exploded in population while decimating local wildlife. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

The Devil, a native marsupial unique to Tasmania, is under threat from Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) which is decimating numbers throughout Tasmania. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The deadliest animal to have ever roamed the earth is not the great white shark, or snakes, or even rats that caused three great plagues in history, decimating the human population at the time. — New Atlas, 26 July 2026

Season 2 saw Aemond purposefully incinerating his brother, leaving him badly burned, and decimating the Riverlands while on Vhagar. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026