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devastated

[dev-uh-stey-tid] / ˈdɛv əˌsteɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
destroyed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broken demolished lost ravaged ruined shattered smashed wrecked
STRONG
abolished annihilated blasted blighted consumed devoured disintegrated eradicated felled incinerated killed obliterated overwhelmed razed sacked totaled wasted
WEAK
gutted torn down wiped-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fixed repaired sober successful
WEAK
intact protected restored saved
ADJECTIVE
finished
Synonyms
STRONGEST
empty lost spent
STRONG
bankrupt done drained exhausted gone liquidated ruined undone wrecked
WEAK
done for done in played-out through washed up wiped-out
Antonyms
STRONG
saved
WEAK
held kept stored unfinished
ADJECTIVE
grief-stricken
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anguished distressed heartbroken
WEAK
cheerless dejected depressed despairing down heartsick heavy-hearted hurting inconsolable melancholy miserable morose overcome troubled unhappy woebegone
ADJECTIVE
lost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dead obsolete wasted
STRONG
abolished annihilated bygone consumed demolished dissipated eradicated exterminated forgotten frittered gone lapsed misspent misused obliterated past perished ruined squandered wrecked
WEAK
out-of-date unremembered wiped-out
Antonyms
STRONG
current present repaired saved
WEAK
accomplishing alive attentive aware cognizant existent existing found living successful winning
ADJECTIVE
overwhelmed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affected moved overpowered
STRONG
repulsed upset vanquished worsted

Example Sentences

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Lay she did, about a month after the loss that devastated fans of the birds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Aquaman” star Jason Momoa has revealed he was forced to evacuate his family’s Hawaii home after a dangerous storm devastated the area with historic flooding.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But history is the unseen guest at every table; the country remains haunted by the memory of the hyperinflation that devastated the economy in the 1920s and helped propel the Nazis to power.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The population in the Asheville, N.C., area, which was devastated by Hurricane Helene in September 2024, shed domestic migrants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But hearing it from another kid devastated him.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.