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Ravaged

To devastate or destroy something.

📖 Definitions of "Ravaged"

verb
  1. 1

    To devastate or destroy something.

  2. 2

    To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something.

  3. 3

    To wreak destruction.

🔄 Synonyms of "Ravaged"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
desolateverbDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
blasted(slang) Intoxicated, drunk.
devastatedExtremely upset and shocked.
destroyedDamaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated.
wasted(slang) Very drunk or stoned.
ruinedIn a state of ruin; dilapidated.
rapedsexually abused
pillagedhaving been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
sacked(UK, informal) fired from employment
despoiledhaving been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
desolatedmade uninhabitable

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ravaged"

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WordDefinition
blasted(slang) Intoxicated, drunk.
desolateverbDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
desolatedverbmade uninhabitable
despoiledverbhaving been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
destroyedverbDamaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated.
devastatedverbExtremely upset and shocked.
pillagedverbhaving been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
rapedsexually abused
ruinedverbIn a state of ruin; dilapidated.
sackedverb(UK, informal) fired from employment
wasted(slang) Very drunk or stoned.
affectednounInfluenced or changed by something.
afflictedverbSuffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
annihilatedHaving been utterly destroyed.
batteredverbBeaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
beatenDefeated.
bedevilledverb
befallenverb(intransitive) To happen.
besetverb(transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
besiegedverbsurrounded by hostile forces

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