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. Greg Meeks:

   It hurts President Biden to see the devastation in Ukraine, and it would be easy to say,' That guy's evil and we're going after him and we're going to get him,' the question is : Is that the right thing ? Because then you're talking about World War III.

2. Robert Kezaala:

   Generally, in the developing world, people welcome the vaccines, the vaccine hesitancy, concern among the elite ... this is not a major issue in immunization against measles, because people have seen devastation from the outbreaks.

3. Jamie LeSueur:

   The scale of devastation is enormous. It seems that 90 per cent of the area is completely destroyed, almost everything is destroyed. Communication lines have been completely cut and roads have been destroyed.

4. Ann Dorn:

   We can not live amid devastation and chaos.

5. Anamitra Anurag Danda:

   The cyclone surge coincided with the new moon high tides. It is devastation in the coastal belt.