/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of devastated Find synonyms for: Verb1. lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge, destroy, ruinusage: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"2. devastate, overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtakeusage: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rotund Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language