RAVAGED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

ravaged

verb

past tense of ravage

as in destroyed

to bring destruction to (something) through violent action the hurricane ravaged the state and caused billions of dollars worth of damage

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Recent Examples of ravaged The fire that ravaged a beloved Grosse Pointe Woods country club was originally called in as a kitchen fire, officials say. — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The barren English countryside has been ravaged by a plague that killed half the population. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 The actress recalled the eerie deaths and accidents that happened during the shoot of the film, including a fire that ravaged a great part of the set and one of the crew members who lost their newborn child. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Drugs ravaged the streets, leaving needles and even more emptiness in their wake. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 The lack of water has ravaged grasslands and left ranchers unable to grow enough hay, forcing them to buy feed for their cows at high prices. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Such optimism had for years been hard to find in a Hollywood ravaged by the pandemic, wildfires, labor strife, contraction and technological upheaval. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 As the portrait advances, the three men move deeper into a Europe ravaged by wars and uprisings. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Interest in Tino Livramento had been anticipated but did not come after his injury-ravaged 2025-26. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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Forces also destroyed a third vessel, the M/T Kylo near the Gulf of Oman.

— Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
And, as Europe has felt more threatened by Russian incursions, a week ago NATO fighter jets destroyed a drone near Romania’s natural gas projects in the Black Sea.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

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In addition to offering a deeper understanding of how developments within both Ukraine and Russia led to the 2022 invasion, Miller also richly evokes many places in eastern Ukraine, such as Bakhmut, before they were devastated by Russian artillery.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Allan was among the Kauai locals for whom Lowell has brought back memories of Hurricane Iniki, which devastated the area in 1992.

— Brian Dakss, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of devastated

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However, with that beauty comes the need to clean these tiles properly so that the finish isn’t be ruined.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026
The fight between a small Georgia community and tech giant Meta has escalated this week after four families filed a lawsuit against the company alleging a central Georgia data center project has contaminated their water and ruined their home values.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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