Synonyms for devastate
ˈdɛv əˌsteɪtdev·as·tate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourgeverb

   cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

   "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

   Synonyms:
   waste, harry, scourge, emaciate, flagellate, abandon, blow, forsake, run off, desert, neutralise, pine away, neutralize, desolate, consume, macerate, ware, depopulate, languish, liquidate, squander, ravage, do in, rot, knock off, lay waste to

2. devastateverb

   overwhelm or overpower

   "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

   Synonyms:
   ravage, scourge, lay waste to, waste, desolate

Matched Categories

1. • Overpower

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. devastateverb

   Synonyms:
   ravage, pillage, plunder, sack, spoil, despoil, destroy, desolate, strip, lay waste

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. devastateverb

   Synonyms:
   desolate, sack, despoil, ravage, plunder

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "devastate":

   devastates, ravage, invades, sweep, destroy, sweeps, invade

How to pronounce devastate?

How to say devastate in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use devastate in a sentence?

1. Amy Roskelley:

   I have been concerned that they'll shut down Amazon's warehouses and won't ship out at all, and that would just devastate me.

2. Darrin Lewis:

   I sunk everything I have into this place, it would absolutely devastate us if this mine doesn’t open.

3. County Executive Sam Page:

   This variant is spreading quickly, and this variant has the ability to devastate those in its wake, and that is why it is so critical to get vaccinated now.

4. Nancy Northup:

   Not since before Roe v. Wade has a law or court decision had the potential to devastate access to reproductive health care on such a sweeping scale, once again, women across the state of Texas face the near total elimination of safe and legal options for ending a pregnancy and the denial of their constitutional rights.

5. Janet Hale:

   You may love the kids and the parents, but you need to keep a professional distance, children will come and go, things happen in families, and while you want to be there to support the family, you can’t let them devastate you.