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devastated

[dev-uh-stey-tid] / ˈdɛv əˌsteɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

destroyed

Synonyms

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broken demolished lost ravaged ruined shattered smashed wrecked

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abolished annihilated blasted blighted consumed devoured disintegrated eradicated felled incinerated killed obliterated overwhelmed razed sacked totaled wasted

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gutted torn down wiped-out

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fixed repaired sober successful

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intact protected restored saved

ADJECTIVE

finished

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empty lost spent

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bankrupt done drained exhausted gone liquidated ruined undone wrecked

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done for done in played-out through washed up wiped-out

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saved

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held kept stored unfinished

ADJECTIVE

grief-stricken

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anguished distressed heartbroken

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cheerless dejected depressed despairing down heartsick heavy-hearted hurting inconsolable melancholy miserable morose overcome troubled unhappy woebegone

ADJECTIVE

lost

Synonyms

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dead obsolete wasted

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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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out-of-date unremembered wiped-out

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current present repaired saved

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accomplishing alive attentive aware cognizant existent existing found living successful winning

ADJECTIVE

overwhelmed

Synonyms

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affected moved overpowered

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repulsed upset vanquished worsted

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Devastated by more than two years of war, the Al-Awda Hospital in the central Gaza district of Nuseirat cares for around 60 in-patients and receives nearly 1,000 people seeking medical treatment each day.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Devastated by the news, Sullivan reached out to Sodais, asking if he was OK.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Devastated by what she saw as her mother's "rejection", she left the courtroom.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Appeared in the September 24, 2025, print edition as 'Camp Mystic, Devastated by Floods, to Reopen'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

Devastated by the harsh notices, Marian vowed never to sing again.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

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