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devastation
Synonyms and Antonyms of devastation
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless the sheer devastation of the housing development by the forest fire Synonyms annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, extermination, extinction, havoc, loss, mincemeat, obliteration, ruin, ruination, wastage, wreckageRelated Words depredation, despoilment, despoliation; breakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolution; assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughter; dismantlement, effacement, eradicationNear Antonyms rescue, salvage, salvation, saving; conservation, preservation, protection; reclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restorationAntonyms building, construction, erection, raising
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