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

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

So when Lily stepped out of a cab and told Marshall his dad had died of a heart attack, we were stunned and cried right along with the devastated couple. — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

Rattled, the couple returned to a London devastated by the Blitz, with air-raid alarms a daily occurrence. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Many residents in Beulah are trying to pick up the pieces after the fire devastated the area. — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026