Devastate synonyms
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To ravage is to destroy something or cause severe destruction.
To forsake; abandon
To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
To defeat completely and decisively:
(Archaic) To defeat or destroy
To feel infatuation with or unrequited love for.
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destroy (related)
To put to death; kill:
confuse (related)
To confuse is to make someone bewildered or unable to understand, or to mistake one thing for something else.
confute (related)
To prove to be wrong or in error; refute decisively.
defeat (related)
To defeat is defined as to beat someone at something or to prevent something from happening.
To harm or insult a sacred thing.
Pillage is defined as to take something by force.
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Plunder is defined as to take by force or to rob.
To reduce to poverty or bankruptcy:
(American football) To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.
Stun is to stop or confuse with a sharp blow or a loud noise, or to shock someone.
To destroy or damage badly
help (antonym)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
build (antonym)
To cause to be or grow; create or develop
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improve (antonym)
To make beneficial additions or changes:
construct (antonym)
To build, form, or devise by fitting parts or elements together systematically
enrich (antonym)
To enrich is defined as to improve something or make something better.
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
decimate (related)
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wiped-out (related)
devastated (related)
cripple (related)
engulf (related)
devasted (related)
traumatise (related)
blight (related)
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Find another word for devastate. In this page you can discover 35 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for devastate, like: ravage, desolate, waste, despoil, overwhelm, confound, crush, destroy, confuse, confute and defeat.