Synonyms of ravaged

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• devastated
• ruined
• plundered
• wrecked
• scourged
• shattered
• overwhelmed
• despoiled
• pillaged
• stripped
• decimated
• looted
• obliterated
• wracked
• sacked
• desolated
• eradicated
• demolished
• vaporized
• annihilated
• extinguished
• smashed
• wiped out
• harried
• extirpated
• marauded
• wasted
• expunged
• totaled
• razed
• nuked
• mowed
• forayed
• overpowered
• overran
• overthrew
• rubbed out
• crushed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• restored
• redeemed
• rehabilitated
• repaired
• fixed
• reconditioned
• patched
• mended
• revamped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ravaged

For more than 50 years, the house remained vacant, was ravaged by fire, and fell into complete disrepair. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

The orangutans, including three mothers with infants and two adolescent males, were rescued from areas in Ketapang and North Kayong regencies that were ravaged by fires between August and September. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

The vestiges of his fading memory flash by with a haunting plainness, the melancholy of all this Americana and the sadness of a mind ravaged by time strike the viewer plainly at the end of this maximalist piece of life-writing. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

By then, fire had ravaged the community; the report suggests that incident commanders were unaware of the devastation. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The arrival of Dutch elm disease not only ravaged these green spaces, but discredited the whole goal of aiming for such uniformity. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Davidson plays Vince, Hoult’s second in command and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan whose lungs have been ravaged by exposure to burn pits. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Their starting rotation was ravaged with injuries and the bullpen was leaky beyond repair. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Many came from Lee County, which is both where the book is set and one of the counties most ravaged by the opioid epidemic. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026