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

The launch reportedly targeted and destroyed a target at sea as part of Algeria’s Mediterranean Falcon 2026 military exercise. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2026

An electrical fire destroyed their home on Osceola Avenue during Fourth of July weekend in 2005. — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

William Allain, whose moment was virtually destroyed by a racist, homophobic GOP slander campaign, followed. — Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026

Standing in a Miami courtroom, Carmen Rivera detailed how her family was destroyed when a man gunned down her father and her two brothers exactly three years ago. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026

Cows go unchecked Pensioner Lazo Stamenkovski, 71, who lives on the town’s outskirts, said the cattle have destroyed more than 150 trees in his orchard. — Konstantin Testorides, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Russia’s war in Ukraine, for instance, has destroyed trust in Moscow. — Pedro Sánchez, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2026

Jacob Bernoulli thought the Earth would be destroyed by a comet on April 5, 1719, for example. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 Nov. 2026

Significant elements of Iran’s air defense and radar network, ballistic missile and drone production, and storage and launch sites have also been destroyed. — Javed Ali, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026