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View synonyms for devastating

devastating

[ dev-uh-stey-ting ]

adjective

  1. tending or threatening to devastate:

    a devastating fire.

  2. satirical, ironic, or caustic in an effective way:

    a devastating portrayal of society.



devastating

/ ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ /

adjective

  1. extremely effective in a destructive way

    a devastating report on urban deprivation

    a devastating war



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Derived Forms

  • ˈdevasˌtatingly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • devas·tating·ly adverb
  • un·devas·tating adjective
  • un·devas·tating·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of devastating1

First recorded in 1625–35; devastat(e) + -ing 2

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Example Sentences

On the other hand, if you think about it, those basic industrial effects can be the most devastating.

The premise was simple: satire is devastating against tyrants.

Gopal, a journalist who covered the war, gives a devastating account of how the conflict was astoundingly mishandled.

The event was a devastating one for Sierra Leone, deemed a “super-spreader” by The New York Times.

Though devastating for the individual, this form is not that large a public health concern.

This may mean that up to May he had remained in command in the north, though keeping clear of Bruce's devastating track.

It was chosen as the seat of Elizabeth's parliament when the plague was devastating London.

The deadly coil has made possible the devastating spectacle in Europe, which we are helplessly looking on.

It was perhaps no greater power than many another woman possesses, but to me she was particularly devastating.

A still more devastating revelation of experience in child raising was yet to plague our confidence and complacency.

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