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
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 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.

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