Synonyms of devastated

devastated 1 of 2

adjective

as in destroyed

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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
• totalled
• annihilated
• vaporized
• wasted
• harried
• extinguished
• smashed
• wiped out
• extirpated
• totaled
• expunged
• razed
• marauded
• nuked
• mowed
• overpowered
• forayed
• overran
• rubbed out
• overthrew
• crushed
• stript

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