Synonyms of devastated

devastated 1 of 2

adjective

as in destroyed

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

devastated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of devastate

1

as in ravaged

to bring destruction to (something) through violent action

the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by fires

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in ruined

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

the explosion devastated an entire city block

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

we were devastated by the awful news of his death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overwhelmed
• overcame
• crushed
• oppressed
• disturbed
• swamped
• overpowered
• rocked
• floored
• ground (down)
• prostrated
• drowned
• upset
• shattered
• defeated
• whelmed
• overmastered
• snowed under
• deluged
• distressed
• sank
• staggered
• demoralized
• threw
• refuted
• unnerved
• broke
• confuted
• unmanned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devastated

Adjective

Vyan uses logic and the help of friendly Kurdish commander from the Iraqi government forces in Mosul to locate the IS snipers preventing civilians from leaving the devastated city. — Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026

Rescuers continue to struggle to reach devastated communities days after the massive flooding that stemmed from a glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday. — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

Iran’s military has been devastated by American attacks, but the Iranian forces have continued to launch missiles, drones and naval operations to inflict damage in the region. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

At home, the United States had defeated their armies, destroyed their infrastructure, retaken their territory, emancipated their enslaved, and devastated their economy and society into a catastrophic mess. — Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026