Synonyms of pulverized

pulverized 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in filtered

Related Words

• filtered
• refined
• smooth
• ultrafine
• powdery
• superfine
• dusty
• fine
• floury

Dissimilar Words

• coarse
• granular
• granulated
• rough
• grainy
• sandy
• unrefined
• unfiltered
• gravelly
• gritty
• rocky
• stony
• lumpy
• pebbly
• mealy

2

as in destroyed

Related Words

• destroyed
• demolished
• wrecked
• ruined
• devastated
• disintegrated
• mutilated
• collapsed
• mangled
• damaged
• splintered
• cracked
• imploded
• split
• obliterated
• exploded
• ruinate
• dynamited
• blasted
• extirpated
• defaced
• wiped out
• slivered
• smashed
• broken
• fractured
• exterminated
• shattered
• fragmented
• eradicated
• brittle
• detonated
• breakable
• fragile
• busted
• frangible
• frail
• delicate

Dissimilar Words

• unbroken
• repaired
• reconstructed
• fixed
• healed
• mended
• patched
• rebuilt
• unbreakable
• infrangible

pulverized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pulverize

1

as in demolished

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

buildings pulverized by a killer tornado

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• demolished
• ruined
• shattered
• wrecked
• smashed
• devastated
• damaged
• vaporized
• wasted
• overcame
• eroded
• annihilated
• decimated
• crushed
• creamed
• razed
• extinguished
• marred
• ravaged
• crippled
• totaled
• wracked
• desolated
• killed
• dismantled
• tore down
• pulled down
• rubbed out
• defeated
• nuked
• blasted
• removed
• injured
• did in
• broke
• disintegrated
• subdued
• dissolved
• licked
• conquered
• whipped
• trimmed
• mutilated
• clobbered
• deteriorated
• mangled
• thrashed
• spoiled
• mastered
• disfigured
• routed
• surmounted
• impaired
• harmed
• trounced
• dynamited
• obliterated
• overmatched
• scotched
• defaced
• swept (away)
• vitiated
• won (against)
• prevailed (over)
• bested
• wore (away)
• eradicated
• gutted
• slaughtered
• triumphed (over)
• scoured
• disassembled
• trampled
• washed out
• beat
• plundered
• exterminated
• assassinated
• murdered
• wiped out
• drubbed
• looted
• blew up
• dilapidated
• liquidated
• walloped
• sacked
• extirpated
• executed
• expunged
• vandalized
• stamped (out)
• despoiled
• effaced
• pillaged
• trashed
• blotted out
• rooted (out)
• dispatched
• zapped
• took down
• massacred
• butchered
• felled
• cut down
• snuffed (out)
• skunked
• undid
• killed off
• overbore
• slew
• unmade
• mowed (down)
• took out
• unbuilt
• havocked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• erected
• raised
• set up
• created
• reared
• repaired
• produced
• fixed
• made
• put up
• manufactured
• formed
• assembled
• invented
• shaped
• molded
• fashioned
• established
• fabricated
• forged
• organized
• preserved
• constituted
• framed
• reconditioned
• patched
• founded
• protected
• brought about
• mended
• saved
• doctored
• revamped
• instituted
• reconstructed
• restored
• rebuilt
• fathered
• conserved
• remodeled
• renovated

2

as in crushed

to reduce to fine particles

pulverize the cement into dust for reuse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crushed
• pounded
• disintegrated
• powdered
• beat
• crumbled
• ground
• milled
• grated
• atomized
• smashed
• comminuted
• shattered
• mulled
• fractured
• brayed
• broke
• fragmented
• crunched
• splintered
• dashed
• kibbled
• busted
• micronized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulverized

Adjective

The fox was both here in this world with the nightingale and the pulverized worm, and also in a narrow pocket just behind it. — Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025

Verb

When the missile came, the explosion pulverized the building so completely that many victims could not immediately be identified. — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Earlier crash test footage shows crash test dummy drivers getting absolutely pulverized on impact. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

The rest — bottles, cups, ties, get washed into our oceans, entangling sea birds and when they get pulverized into microplastics, they’re eaten by sea turtles who often die. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 May 2026

Since 2019, the tiny Mediterranean country has been in the throes of an economic crisis that pulverized the value of its local currency and its banking system. — Malak Harb, Fortune, 15 May 2026

But for export, the leaves must be picked, dried and pulverized into a powder. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

It is first pulverized into a fine powder, then dried, purified, and treated at the surface to optimize its reactivity. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026

Curiosity drilled the clay mineral-containing sandstone sample in 2020, pulverized it and placed it within the SAM, or Sample Analysis at Mars, instrument, located in the rover’s belly. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026

However, while chemically the same, beach sand is made up of tiny crystals of quartz that have been pulverized by geological weathering and the pounding of ocean waves. — John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026