English Synonym Finder

decimated

Definitions

To kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of.

To drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of something.

Examples

The local deer population was decimated by a severe outbreak of disease last winter.

The company's profits were decimated after the sudden collapse of the global market.

Synonyms

devastated destroyed annihilated ravaged slaughtered demolished shattered

Antonyms

built restored created preserved saved repaired increased