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

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

Climate change was considered a factor in the 2021 Marshall Fire that destroyed Somauroo’s home, after the county's suit was originally filed. — ABC News, 3 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

In the wake of an independent report, the Los Angeles Fire Department acknowledged missteps leading up to the 2025 Palisades fire and in its initial response to the blaze, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,800 structures. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The blazes destroyed more than 16,250 homes and commercial buildings. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Saudi Arabia said earlier this month that its air defenses destroyed a Houthi drone headed for the holy city of Mecca, a claim the group denied. — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Co-created by Craig Mazin and the game’s Neil Druckmann, The Last of Us, based on the award-winning Naughty Dog video game, takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

Even as his cameras are repeatedly damaged or destroyed, Burnat refuses to stop documenting the resistance. — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026