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Detailed Synonyms for devastation in English

devastation:

devastation [the ~] nom

  1. the devastation
    the devastation; the destruction; the havoc; the ravage
  2. the devastation
    the destruction; the demolition; the devastation; the havoc; the ravage
  3. the devastation
    – the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists 1
    the destruction; the devastation
    – the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists 1
  4. the devastation
    – plundering with excessive damage and destruction 1
    the devastation; the ravaging
    – plundering with excessive damage and destruction 1
  5. the devastation
    – an event that results in total destruction 1
    the devastation; the desolation
    – an event that results in total destruction 1
  6. the devastation
    – the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed 1
    the devastation
    – the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed 1
    • devastation [the ~] nom
      • her departure left him in utter devastation1
  7. the devastation
    – the state of being decayed or destroyed 1
    the devastation; the desolation
    – the state of being decayed or destroyed 1

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Alternate Synonyms for "devastation":


Related Definitions for "devastation":

  1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists1
  2. plundering with excessive damage and destruction1
  3. an event that results in total destruction1
  4. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed1
    • her departure left him in utter devastation1
  5. the state of being decayed or destroyed1

devastate:

to devastate verbe (devastates, devastated, devastating)

  1. to devastate
    destruct; to ruin; to eliminate; to devastate; to wreck; to liquidate; to work to death; to exhaust; to lay waste; to wear out
    • destruct verbe
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
    • eliminate verbe (eliminates, eliminated, eliminating)
    • devastate verbe (devastates, devastated, devastating)
    • wreck verbe (wrecks, wrecked, wrecking)
    • liquidate verbe (liquidates, liquidated, liquidating)
    • work to death verbe (works to death, worked to death, working to death)
    • exhaust verbe (exhausts, exhausted, exhausting)
    • lay waste verbe (lays waste, laid waste, laying waste)
    • wear out verbe (wears out, wore out, wearing out)
  2. to devastate
    to destroy; to devastate; to ruin; to lay waste
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • devastate verbe (devastates, devastated, devastating)
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
    • lay waste verbe (lays waste, laid waste, laying waste)
  3. to devastate
    – overwhelm or overpower 1
    to devastate
    – overwhelm or overpower 1
    • devastate verbe (devastates, devastated, devastating)
      • He was devastated by his grief when his son died1
  4. to devastate
    – cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly 1
    to waste; to devastate; desolate; to scourge; to ravage; lay waste to
    – cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly 1
    • waste verbe (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • devastate verbe (devastates, devastated, devastating)
    • desolate verbe
    • scourge verbe (scourges, scourged, scourging)
    • ravage verbe (ravages, ravaged, ravaging)
    • lay waste to verbe
      • The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion1

Conjugations for devastate:

present
  1. devastate
  2. devastate
  3. devastates
  4. devastate
  5. devastate
  6. devastate
simple past
  1. devastated
  2. devastated
  3. devastated
  4. devastated
  5. devastated
  6. devastated
present perfect
  1. have devastated
  2. have devastated
  3. has devastated
  4. have devastated
  5. have devastated
  6. have devastated
past continuous
  1. was devastating
  2. were devastating
  3. was devastating
  4. were devastating
  5. were devastating
  6. were devastating
future
  1. shall devastate
  2. will devastate
  3. will devastate
  4. shall devastate
  5. will devastate
  6. will devastate
continuous present
  1. am devastating
  2. are devastating
  3. is devastating
  4. are devastating
  5. are devastating
  6. are devastating
subjunctive
  1. be devastated
  2. be devastated
  3. be devastated
  4. be devastated
  5. be devastated
  6. be devastated
diverse
  1. devastate!
  2. let's devastate!
  3. devastated
  4. devastating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "devastate":

  1. overwhelm or overpower1
    • He was devastated by his grief when his son died1
  2. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly1