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

Over the course of seven hours, a series of waves, some as high as 30 feet, ravaged 15 countries including India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, killing more than 200,000 people and leaving millions without food, water, shelter, or jobs. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Sinaloa has in recent years been ravaged by warring between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

The United States sent back more than 100 Venezuelans on a repatriation flight on Monday, the first time since deadly earthquakes ravaged the South American nation in late June. — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

After five years disrupted, not ravaged, by a blend of injuries, quarterback influx and on-field inconsistency, Pitts’ moment finally came. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Europe has been ravaged by wildfires this summer after a period of record-breaking heat waves and little rain — conditions that scientists say have been exacerbated by climate change. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

In Tenet, warriors from the future punish the present because their world is ravaged by climate change caused by us, their ancestors. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Set against a backdrop of turbulent transition as the Middle Ages move into modernity, the film follows the three men on their long and arduous journey, across a Europe ravaged by wars and uprisings, to Versailles. — Ed Meza, Variety, 28 July 2026