Synonyms of destroyed

destroyed 1 of 2

adjective

as in ruined

Related Words

• ruined
• demolished
• wrecked
• devastated
• damaged
• pulverized
• collapsed
• disintegrated
• mutilated
• mangled
• imploded
• obliterated
• cracked
• exploded
• split
• splintered
• ruinate
• defaced
• dynamited
• extirpated
• blasted
• wiped out
• eradicated
• broken
• exterminated
• shattered
• smashed
• fragile
• fragmented
• detonated
• fractured
• busted
• breakable
• brittle
• slivered
• frail
• frangible
• delicate

Dissimilar Words

• repaired
• unbroken
• reconstructed
• fixed
• healed
• mended
• patched
• rebuilt
• unbreakable
• infrangible

destroyed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of destroy

1

as in demolished

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

they practically destroyed the safe in order to get at the money inside

their poor scores on the final exam destroyed any chance they might have had to pass the course

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruined
• demolished
• wrecked
• shattered
• devastated
• smashed
• damaged
• wasted
• eroded
• annihilated
• overcame
• decimated
• extinguished
• razed
• marred
• dismantled
• crippled
• ravaged
• pulverized
• vaporized
• killed
• crushed
• removed
• desolated
• defeated
• totaled
• wracked
• blasted
• injured
• creamed
• nuked
• rubbed out
• broke
• tore down
• pulled down
• disintegrated
• subdued
• conquered
• did in
• deteriorated
• harmed
• dissolved
• spoiled
• impaired
• eradicated
• mutilated
• obliterated
• trimmed
• licked
• clobbered
• disfigured
• mastered
• dynamited
• defaced
• routed
• surmounted
• whipped
• won (against)
• thrashed
• mangled
• assassinated
• vandalized
• prevailed (over)
• gutted
• plundered
• slaughtered
• trounced
• bested
• looted
• swept (away)
• triumphed (over)
• sacked
• scotched
• murdered
• wore (away)
• disassembled
• exterminated
• overmatched
• liquidated
• vitiated
• scoured
• washed out
• despoiled
• dilapidated
• expunged
• extirpated
• trashed
• blew up
• trampled
• wiped out
• beat
• executed
• pillaged
• dispatched
• massacred
• undid
• effaced
• blotted out
• stamped (out)
• drubbed
• zapped
• butchered
• rooted (out)
• took down
• walloped
• felled
• snuffed (out)
• killed off
• cut down
• skunked
• overbore
• unmade
• slew
• took out
• unbuilt
• mowed (down)
• havocked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• erected
• repaired
• created
• set up
• raised
• fixed
• reared
• put up
• produced
• made
• invented
• formed
• manufactured
• established
• assembled
• shaped
• forged
• organized
• protected
• preserved
• molded
• fabricated
• founded
• constituted
• fashioned
• framed
• saved
• patched
• instituted
• mended
• reconditioned
• revamped
• brought about
• restored
• rebuilt
• doctored
• reconstructed
• conserved
• fathered
• renovated
• remodeled

2

as in ravaged

to bring destruction to (something) through violent action

wildfires destroyed thousands of acres in forests across the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ravaged
• devastated
• ruined
• plundered
• wrecked
• scourged
• shattered
• obliterated
• stripped
• looted
• sacked
• demolished
• eradicated
• despoiled
• overwhelmed
• annihilated
• pillaged
• extinguished
• vaporized
• decimated
• smashed
• wiped out
• wasted
• expunged
• extirpated
• totaled
• razed
• wracked
• desolated
• nuked
• harried
• marauded
• mowed
• overpowered
• overthrew
• crushed
• forayed
• overran
• rubbed out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• recovered
• rehabilitated
• redeemed
• repaired
• fixed
• reconditioned
• patched
• mended
• revamped

3

as in killed

to deprive of life

regrettably, the veterinarian was forced to destroy the injured horse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killed
• dispatched
• claimed
• murdered
• felled
• took
• slew
• slaughtered
• carried off
• croaked
• assassinated
• did for
• did in
• annihilated
• neutralized
• made away with
• decimated
• wasted
• did away with
• finished
• snuffed
• butchered
• massacred
• cut down
• executed
• whacked
• killed off
• terminated
• put away
• rubbed out
• blotted out
• smote
• took out
• knocked off
• mowed
• got
• offed
• martyred
• iced
• bumped off
• euthanized
• scragged
• put down
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• animated
• revived
• raised
• resurrected
• nurtured
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of destroyed

Verb

Some 600 drones were detected headed toward the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with a third destroyed over the Moscow region itself. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

An airstrike destroyed a house in Ansar town, killing seven people and wounding three others on Saturday morning, NNA said. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

The powerful temblor also destroyed more than 100 public facilities, including schools, medical centers and churches. — Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

More than 100 public facilities have also been destroyed or damaged, including 87 educational facilities, 18 health facilities, six offices and five places of worship. — Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

More than 800 homes have been destroyed and more than 60,000 people displaced thus far by the fires in and around Spokane, Washington. — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Cal Fire continues to battle the Gann Fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres in Calaveras County and destroyed over a dozen structures. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Nearly 90 percent of all water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed. — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Of the more than 98 fires that destroyed more than 100 homes, two-thirds hit over those seven years. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026