DEVASTATION Synonyms
13 hypernyms for devastation. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DEVASTATION
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| desolation | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • an event that results in total destruction | ||||||
| destruction | ||||||
noun • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists • an event that completely destroys something • a final state | ||||||
| annihilation | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • total destruction | ||||||
| calamity | noun n | |||||
noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | ||||||
| catastrophe | noun n | |||||
noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • a sudden violent change in the earth's surface | ||||||
| disaster | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • an act that has disastrous consequences | ||||||
| havoc | noun n | |||||
noun • violent and needless disturbance | ||||||
| obliteration | noun n | |||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||
| ravage | verb v | |||||
noun • (usually plural) a destructive action verb • make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||
| ruin | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction • a ruined building • the process of becoming dilapidated • an event that results in destruction • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined verb • destroy completely; damage irreparably • destroy or cause to fail • reduce to bankruptcy • reduce to ruins • deprive of virginity • fall into ruin | ||||||
| wreckage | noun n | |||||
noun • the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked | ||||||
| devastavit | verb, noun v, n | |||||
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| ravaging | adjective adj | |||||
noun • plundering with excessive damage and destruction adjective satellite • ruinously destructive and wasting | ||||||