Antonyms for devastate
ˈdɛv əˌsteɪtdev·as·tate

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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

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1. devastateverb

   Synonyms:
   desolate, sack, despoil, ravage, plunder

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   Submitted by anonymous on January 12, 2020  

How to use devastate in a sentence?

1. Phil Buchanan:

   Obviously there are a lot of other diseases that devastate peoples' lives, my hope would be that they get the resources they need for research as well.

2. Darrin Lewis:

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

3. Kim Blaylock:

   If the perpetrators were here right now, I would just say why? why would you want to leave your child and go hurt other people, hurt your family and devastate more people, have your full life gone? It's just very sad.

4. Monica Kerrigan:

   As Covid-19 continues to claim lives and devastate communities, the administration is knowingly moving to expand this policy, there is no excuse for this brazen disregard for people's health and rights.

5. 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.

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