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

Villagers return to devastated homes As people were still leaving Trishuli, some village residents were returning to see what could be salvaged from their decimated homes. — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Officials on both sides of the border have warned that the death toll could rise as rescue crews struggle to reach devastated areas, Reuters reported. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

Much of the worry from locals came from hurricanes in past years that devastated cities along the Pacific coast. — Megan Janetsky, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

The defeat reportedly devastated him, per Esquire, and Conradt didn’t work for nearly a year. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026