devastated

adjective

dev·as·tat·ed ˈde-və-ˌstā-təd How to pronounce devastated (audio)

: brought to a state of ruin or destruction

Dr. Dawdy, a 38-year-old assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago, is one of the more unusual relief workers among the thousands who have come to the devastated expanses of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

John Schwartz

I present here a steady flow model for the blast dynamics and propose that through much of the devastated area the blast was a supersonic flow of a complex multiphase (solid, liquid, vapour) mixture.

Susan Werner Kieffer

: emotionally shattered or distraught

Doug never called. He dumped me for the cheerleader, and I was, in the parlance of teen-age romance, absolutely devastated.

Marialisa Calta

Mr. Jacoby was devastated; he felt he was a proven winner and should not be yanked for one bad half.

Ira Berkow

devastated 1 of 2

adjective

as in destroyed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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destroyed
ruined
wrecked
demolished
damaged
collapsed
pulverized
mutilated
disintegrated
imploded
obliterated
mangled
cracked
split
splintered
ruinate
exploded
defaced
shattered
eradicated
exterminated
dynamited
extirpated
blasted
broken
fragile
detonated
fragmented
wiped out
fractured
smashed
busted
brittle
slivered
breakable
frail
frangible
delicate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

repaired
unbroken
reconstructed
rebuilt
healed
fixed
mended
patched
unbreakable
infrangible

devastated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of devastate

as in ravaged

to bring destruction to (something) through violent action the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by fires

Synonyms & Similar Words

ravaged
destroyed
ruined
wrecked
scourged
overwhelmed
shattered
plundered
desolated
despoiled
obliterated
sacked
decimated
looted
stripped
pillaged
wracked
demolished
annihilated
eradicated
vaporized
harried
wasted
extirpated
extinguished
smashed
wiped out
totaled
expunged
razed
marauded
nuked
rubbed out
totalled
mowed
forayed
overpowered
overran
overthrew
crushed
stript

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

recovered
restored
rehabilitated
redeemed
repaired
fixed
reconditioned
mended
revamped
patched

as in ruined

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the explosion devastated an entire city block

Synonyms & Similar Words

destroyed
ruined
shattered
demolished
wrecked
damaged
smashed
ravaged
decimated
desolated
wasted
annihilated
crippled
overcame
wracked
eroded
razed
extinguished
pulverized
killed
vaporized
marred
totaled
crushed
defeated
injured
dismantled
rubbed out
blasted
broke
creamed
nuked
tore down
removed
subdued
pulled down
did in
spoiled
deteriorated
totalled
conquered
harmed
impaired
disintegrated
disfigured
mutilated
gutted
clobbered
obliterated
bested
thrashed
overmatched
mangled
licked
trounced
dynamited
dissolved
dilapidated
eradicated
scotched
scoured
trimmed
routed
slaughtered
mastered
assassinated
despoiled
surmounted
defaced
murdered
whipped
sacked
spoilt
plundered
looted
vandalized
trampled
vitiated
exterminated
trashed
blew up
massacred
washed out
liquidated
pillaged
beat
extirpated
drubbed
disassembled
took down
walloped
wiped out
undid
unmade
effaced
skunked
unbuilt
butchered
expunged
triumphed (over)
felled
prevailed (over)
blotted out
dispatched
won (against)
executed
cut down
zapped
killed off
havocked
swept (away)
wore (away)
took out
overbore
slew
snuffed (out)
stamped (out)
rooted (out)
mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

built
constructed
repaired
reared
raised
erected
created
fixed
produced
made
invented
formed
manufactured
protected
shaped
assembled
saved
established
organized
set up
rebuilt
preserved
brought about
forged
founded
mended
revamped
restored
framed
molded
reconditioned
constituted
patched
fashioned
fabricated
instituted
put up
reconstructed
conserved
doctored
fathered
renovated
remodeled

as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress we were devastated by the awful news of his death

Synonyms & Similar Words

overwhelmed
crushed
overcame
disturbed
oppressed
swamped
rocked
floored
upset
overpowered
prostrated
shattered
drowned
whelmed
defeated
overmastered
distressed
deluged
snowed under
sunk
unnerved
sank
demoralized
ground (down)
staggered
refuted
threw
broke
confuted
unmanned

单词	devastated
释义	devastated adjective dev·as·tat·ed ˈde-və-ˌstā-təd 1 : brought to a state of ruin or destruction Dr. Dawdy, a 38-year-old assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago, is one of the more unusual relief workers among the thousands who have come to the devastated expanses of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. John Schwartz I present here a steady flow model for the blast dynamics and propose that through much of the devastated area the blast was a supersonic flow of a complex multiphase (solid, liquid, vapour) mixture. Susan Werner Kieffer 2 : emotionally shattered or distraught Doug never called. He dumped me for the cheerleader, and I was, in the parlance of teen-age romance, absolutely devastated. Marialisa Calta Mr. Jacoby was devastated; he felt he was a proven winner and should not be yanked for one bad half. Ira Berkow Word History First Known Use 1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1 devastated 1 of 2 adjective as in destroyed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance destroyed ruined wrecked demolished damaged collapsed pulverized mutilated disintegrated imploded obliterated mangled cracked split splintered ruinate exploded defaced shattered eradicated exterminated dynamited extirpated blasted broken fragile detonated fragmented wiped out fractured smashed busted brittle slivered breakable frail frangible delicate Antonyms & Near Antonyms repaired unbroken reconstructed rebuilt healed fixed mended patched unbreakable infrangible See More devastated 2 of 2 verb past tense of devastate 1 as in ravaged to bring destruction to (something) through violent action the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by fires Synonyms & Similar Words ravaged destroyed ruined wrecked scourged overwhelmed shattered plundered desolated despoiled obliterated sacked decimated looted stripped pillaged wracked demolished annihilated eradicated vaporized harried wasted extirpated extinguished smashed wiped out totaled expunged razed marauded nuked rubbed out totalled mowed forayed overpowered overran overthrew crushed stript Antonyms & Near Antonyms recovered restored rehabilitated redeemed repaired fixed reconditioned mended revamped patched See More 2 as in ruined to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the explosion devastated an entire city block Synonyms & Similar Words destroyed ruined shattered demolished wrecked damaged smashed ravaged decimated desolated wasted annihilated crippled overcame wracked eroded razed extinguished pulverized killed vaporized marred totaled crushed defeated injured dismantled rubbed out blasted broke creamed nuked tore down removed subdued pulled down did in spoiled deteriorated totalled conquered harmed impaired disintegrated disfigured mutilated gutted clobbered obliterated bested thrashed overmatched mangled licked trounced dynamited dissolved dilapidated eradicated scotched scoured trimmed routed slaughtered mastered assassinated despoiled surmounted defaced murdered whipped sacked spoilt plundered looted vandalized trampled vitiated exterminated trashed blew up massacred washed out liquidated pillaged beat extirpated drubbed disassembled took down walloped wiped out undid unmade effaced skunked unbuilt butchered expunged triumphed (over) felled prevailed (over) blotted out dispatched won (against) executed cut down zapped killed off havocked swept (away) wore (away) took out overbore slew snuffed (out) stamped (out) rooted (out) mowed (down) Antonyms & Near Antonyms built constructed repaired reared raised erected created fixed produced made invented formed manufactured protected shaped assembled saved established organized set up rebuilt preserved brought about forged founded mended revamped restored framed molded reconditioned constituted patched fashioned fabricated instituted put up reconstructed conserved doctored fathered renovated remodeled See More 3 as in overwhelmed to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress we were devastated by the awful news of his death Synonyms & Similar Words overwhelmed crushed overcame disturbed oppressed swamped rocked floored upset overpowered prostrated shattered drowned whelmed defeated overmastered distressed deluged snowed under sunk unnerved sank demoralized ground (down) staggered refuted threw broke confuted unmanned
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