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

The region has weathered, quite literally, some difficult times in the past few years, after Hurricane Helene blew through in 2024 and devastated parts of the Asheville area, including Historic Biltmore Village. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Strikingly, most Gazans express a wish to stay and help rebuild their devastated homeland rather than emigrate. — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

But Trump’s termination of electric-vehicle tax credits, for both consumers and manufacturers, has devastated the plant. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

But when Rabah learned the memorial had been removed as part of the school's renovation project, he was devastated. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026