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Synonyms for devastation
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Princeton's WordNet
devastation, desolation(noun)
the state of being decayed or destroyed
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forlornness, bareness, loneliness, bleakness, nakedness, desolation, ravaging, destructiondevastation(noun)
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
"her departure left him in utter devastation"
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destruction, ravaging, desolationdevastation, desolation(noun)
an event that results in total destruction
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forlornness, bareness, loneliness, bleakness, nakedness, desolation, ravaging, destructionravaging, devastation(noun)
plundering with excessive damage and destruction
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destruction, ravaging, desolationdestruction, devastation(noun)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
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end, death, desolation, wipeout, ravaging, destruction, demolition
Dictionary of English Synonymes
devastation(n.)
Synonyms:
ravage, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, waste, pillage, rapine
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
devastation(n)
Synonyms:
desolation, sacking, despoliation, ravage, havoc
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "devastation":
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#317 | end | |
#967 | death | |
#2266 | damage | |
#4134 | disaster | |
#5264 | destruction | |
#14288 | demolition | |
#16672 | mayhem | |
#19402 | havoc | |
#24076 | devastation | |
#24363 | loneliness | |
#39211 | desolation | |
#50422 | wipeout | |
#63583 | nakedness | |
#104544 | ravaging | |
#179880 | bleakness | |
#304791 | bareness |
How to use devastation in a sentence?
The cyclone surge coincided with the new moon high tides. It is devastation in the coastal belt.
A lot of the policies that we have put in place has kind of helped lead the devastation in Venezuela, and we've sort of set the stage for where we're arriving today.
The aftermath of course made us sad because it's Christmas Day, but it doesn't feel like Christmas, but we're blessed to be safe...no major devastation or casualties reported.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop:
We understand that the reconnaissance imagery shows widespread devastation, not only buildings flattened -- palm plantations, trees. It's quite a devastating sight.
It is impossible for Pebble to mitigate the devastation this mine will have on our Native cultures, our way of life that has been sustained for thousands of years by the pristine lands and waters of the Bristol Bay watershed.
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