decimated
The word “decimated” has 4 syllables: dec-i-mat-ed
It's pronounced as /ˈdɛs.ə.meɪ.tɪd/
What is synonym and antonym for decimated?
In the thesaurus, “decimated” has 120 synonyms and 46 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for decimated along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for decimated
- annihilate
- annihilated
- assassinated
- beat
- bested
- blasted
- blew up
- blotted out
- broke
- butcher
- butchered
- clobbered
- conquered
- creamed
- crippled
- crushed
- cut down
- damaged
- defaced
- defeated
- demolished
- desolated
- despoiled
- destroyed
- deteriorated
- devastated
- did in
- dilapidated
- disassembled
- disfigured
- disintegrated
- dismantled
- dispatched
- dissolved
- drubbed
- dynamited
- effaced
- eradicated
- eroded
- execute
- executed
- expunged
- exterminate
- exterminated
- extinguished
- extirpated
- felled
- gutted
- harmed
- havocked
- impaired
- injured
- kill off
- killed
- killed off
- licked
- liquidated
- looted
- mangled
- marred
- massacre
- massacred
- mastered
- murdered
- mutilated
- nuked
- obliterate
- obliterated
- overbore
- overcame
- overmatched
- pillaged
- plundered
- pulled down
- pulverized
- ravaged
- razed
- removed
- routed
- rubbed out
- ruined
- sacked
- scotched
- scoured
- shattered
- skunked
- slaughter
- slaughtered
- slew
- smashed
- spoiled
- spoilt
- stamp out
- subdued
- surmounted
- thrashed
- took down
- took out
- tore down
- totaled
- totalled
- trampled
- trashed
- trimmed
- trounced
- unbuilt
- undid
- unmade
- vandalized
- vaporized
- vitiated
- walloped
- washed out
- wasted
- whipped
- wipe out
- wiped out
- wracked
- wrecked
- zapped
Antonyms for decimated
- assembled
- bear
- brought about
- build
- built
- conserved
- constituted
- constructed
- create
- created
- doctored
- erected
- established
- fabricated
- fashioned
- fathered
- fixed
- forged
- formed
- founded
- framed
- instituted
- invented
- made
- manufactured
- mended
- molded
- organized
- patched
- preserved
- produced
- protected
- put up
- raised
- reared
- rebuilt
- reconditioned
- reconstructed
- remodeled
- renovated
- repaired
- restored
- revamped
- saved
- set up
- shaped
Meanings of decimated
- verb
- To kill one-tenth of a group, (specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.
- To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything.
- To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
- To exact a tithe or other 10% tax.
- To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
- To decimalize: to divide into tenths, hundredths etc.
- To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of anything.
- To replace a high-resolution model with another of lower but acceptable quality.
Example Sentences
- The hurricane decimated entire neighborhoods along the coast.
- Disease and famine decimated the ancient population.
- The invading forces decimated the village, leaving little behind.
- Overfishing has decimated the once-thriving fish population.
- A computer virus decimated their entire data system overnight.
On this page you'll find 166 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decimated, such as: annihilate, annihilated, assassinated, assembled, bear, beat, bested.
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