decimate

The word “decimate” has 3 syllables: dec-i-mate

It's pronounced as /ˈdɛs.ə.meɪt/

What is synonym and antonym for decimate?

In the thesaurus, “decimate” has 110 synonyms and 43 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for decimate along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for decimate

annihilate
assassinate
beat
best
blast
blot out
blow up
break
butcher
clobber
conquer
cream
cripple
crush
cut down
damage
deface
defeat
demolish
desolate
despoil
destroy
deteriorate
devastate
dilapidate
disassemble
disfigure
disintegrate
dismantle
dispatch
dissolve
do in
drub
dynamite
efface
eradicate
erode
execute
expunge
exterminate
extinguish
extirpate
fell
gut
harm
havoc
impair
injure
kill
kill off
lick
liquidate
loot
mangle
mar
massacre
master
murder
mutilate
nuke
obliterate
overbear
overcome
overmatch
pillage
plunder
pull down
pulverize
ravage
raze
remove
rout
rub out
ruin
sack
scotch
scour
shatter
skunk
slaughter
slay
smash
smash up
spoil
stamp out
subdue
surmount
take down
take out
tear down
thrash
total
trample
trash
trim
trounce
unbuild
undo
unmake
vandalize
vaporize
vitiate
wallop
wash out
waste
whip
wipe out
wrack
wreck
zap

Antonyms for decimate

assemble
bring about
build
conserve
constitute
construct
create
doctor
erect
establish
fabricate
fashion
father
fix
forge
form
found
frame
institute
invent
make
manufacture
mend
mold
organize
patch
preserve
produce
protect
put up
raise
rear
rebuild
recondition
reconstruct
remodel
renovate
repair
restore
revamp
save
set up
shape

Meanings of decimate

noun
1. A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.
2. A tenth of something.
3. A set of ten items.
verb
1. 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.
2. To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything.
3. To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
4. To exact a tithe or other 10% tax.
5. To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
6. To decimalize: to divide into tenths, hundredths etc.
7. To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of anything.
8. To replace a high-resolution model with another of lower but acceptable quality.

Example Sentences

The wildfire threatened to decimate the entire forest.
A sudden disease outbreak could decimate the population of the village.
The invading army tried to decimate the enemy’s defenses.
Pollution continues to decimate marine life in the region.
The new policy could decimate small local businesses if implemented.

On this page you'll find 153 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decimate, such as: annihilate, assassinate, assemble, beat, best, blast, blot out.

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