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devastated
adjective as in destroyed
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abolished, annihilated, blasted, blighted, consumed, devoured, disintegrated, eradicated, felled, incinerated, killed, obliterated, overwhelmed, razed, sacked, totaled, wasted
adjective as in finished
adjective as in grief-stricken
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cheerless, dejected, depressed, despairing, down, heartsick, heavy-hearted, hurting, inconsolable, melancholy, miserable, morose, overcome, troubled, unhappy, woebegone
adjective as in lost
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abolished, annihilated, bygone, consumed, demolished, dissipated, eradicated, exterminated, forgotten, frittered, gone, lapsed, misspent, misused, obliterated, past, perished, ruined, squandered, wrecked
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adjective as in overwhelmed
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Example Sentences
"It really devastated and shocked me," he says.
"The people of Gaza cannot bear that. They are devastated, exhausted, desperate and hopeless," he said.
Not all communities devastated by wildfire have struggled the same, the Times analysis shows.
Both devastated neighborhoods and fire survivors face an unpredictable future that, given the recent intensity of wildfires in California, many more areas will have to face.
She told the Guardian she was left devastated after experiencing a miscarriage but was advised by a doctor that she would be able to honour her performance schedule.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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