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 hurricane sent chairs flying and destroyed the restaurant’s canopy. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

And the recording that exposed their machinations ultimately destroyed the type of ethnic politicking that made the careers of too many self-serving power grabbers, including this quartet. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Refineries in Russia have been destroyed or damaged by drone attacks. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Deputies recently visited Kevin as well, bringing the teen new soccer gear after his cleats were destroyed in the lightning strike. — Luli Ortiz, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

That remained in business until 1964, when a tornado destroyed the building. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Seven locations were destroyed and 100 more shut down in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina, but company executives saw business skyrocket at restaurants that reopened quickly. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Climate change was considered a factor in the December 2021 wildfire that destroyed Somauroo's home, after the county's suit was originally filed. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Dowd Hall shows how the ASWPL destroyed the notion of white Southern chivalry, as the women flatly denied that lynchings were because of the rapes of white women. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026