Synonyms for devastation
dev·as·ta·tion

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1. devastation, desolationnoun

   the state of being decayed or destroyed

   Synonyms:
   forlornness, bareness, loneliness, bleakness, nakedness, desolation, ravaging, destruction

2. devastationnoun

   the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

   "her departure left him in utter devastation"

   Synonyms:
   destruction, ravaging, desolation

3. devastation, desolationnoun

   an event that results in total destruction

   Synonyms:
   forlornness, bareness, loneliness, bleakness, nakedness, desolation, ravaging, destruction

4. ravaging, devastationnoun

   plundering with excessive damage and destruction

   Synonyms:
   destruction, ravaging, desolation

5. destruction, devastationnoun

   the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

   Synonyms:
   end, death, desolation, wipeout, ravaging, destruction, demolition

Matched Categories

1. • Deterioration
   • Feeling
   • Plundering
   • Ruin
   • Termination

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. devastationnoun

   Synonyms:
   ravage, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, waste, pillage, rapine

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1. devastationnoun

   Synonyms:
   desolation, sacking, despoliation, ravage, havoc

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1. List of paraphrases for "devastation":

   havoc, destruction, desolation, damage, mayhem, disaster

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1. Terry Strada:

   On September 11, after nearly three hours of unprecedented terror by 19 Saudi-funded terrorists, Bedminster and surrounding towns came together in extraordinary ways, 750 innocent people from New Jersey were brutally murdered, leaving over 1,000 children in our towns without a parent, including my three. Friends, neighbors and strangers embraced our suffering and helped us move through our devastation and pain.

2. Jay Fegan:

   When I first came here, after the fall of the wall, there was so much devastation everywhere, just see what is coming up around it -- the money and investment that has been brought into it -- it's got a real nice community feel to it.

3. Glenn Youngkin:

   We are deeply saddened to learn that another flood has impacted a community still recovering from last year’s flood, in the wake of the devastation, I want Virginians in Buchanan County to know that we are making every resource available to help those impacted by this storm.

4. Myndee Corkern:

   I remember so vividly the devastation, i'm sure I still have fond memories, but all of them are tainted by the finding-out-the-truth moment.

5. Former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling:

   In retrospect, I regret all of it, all the way back to seeing the city move to a different drinking water source. You can't put a dollar amount of the devastation to our community, our kids, and it was completely avoidable.