Devastate

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Destroy

Synonyms Destroy, leave in ruins, lay waste, ravage, leave desolate, raze (to the ground), flatten, ruin, wreck, wreak havoc on, ransack, demolish, level, and annihilate.

Shatter

Synonyms Shatter, stun, dumbfound, crush, overcome, distress, knock sideways, shock, daze, traumatize, overwhelm, greatly upset, knock for six, and knock the stuffing out of.

Example Sentences

The flood will devastate communities.

The war could devastate nations.

Earthquakes devastate homes and lives.

Disease may devastate the population.