Synonyms of decimating

decimating

verb

present participle of decimate

as in destroying

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

the army's attack decimated the enemy's defenses beyond repair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroying
• ruining
• demolishing
• shattering
• devastating
• wrecking
• smashing
• damaging
• overcoming
• annihilating
• ravaging
• wasting
• eroding
• extinguishing
• vaporizing
• pulverizing
• razing
• marring
• totaling
• crippling
• killing
• crushing
• wracking
• creaming
• defeating
• nuking
• dismantling
• removing
• blasting
• tearing down
• pulling down
• doing in
• breaking
• subduing
• desolating
• injuring
• conquering
• trimming
• disintegrating
• harming
• impairing
• clobbering
• mutilating
• deteriorating
• rubbing out
• spoiling
• eradicating
• licking
• dissolving
• mangling
• obliterating
• mastering
• whipping
• routing
• prevailing (over)
• gutting
• disfiguring
• exterminating
• walloping
• besting
• winning (against)
• scouring
• slaughtering
• surmounting
• thrashing
• beating
• dynamiting
• defacing
• plundering
• wearing (away)
• vitiating
• liquidating
• assassinating
• extirpating
• trouncing
• undoing
• murdering
• sacking
• pillaging
• disassembling
• triumphing (over)
• sweeping (away)
• expunging
• trampling
• massacring
• executing
• despoiling
• overmatching
• looting
• trashing
• vandalizing
• dispatching
• scotching
• blowing up
• washing out
• effacing
• overbearing
• slaying
• wiping out
• butchering
• drubbing
• zapping
• stamping (out)
• blotting out
• taking down
• dilapidating
• cutting down
• rooting (out)
• skunking
• killing off
• mowing (down)
• unmaking
• felling
• snuffing (out)
• taking out
• unbuilding
• havocking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• constructing
• building
• raising
• creating
• erecting
• repairing
• rearing
• fixing
• producing
• setting up
• forming
• making
• shaping
• establishing
• inventing
• putting up
• assembling
• protecting
• manufacturing
• constituting
• preserving
• organizing
• forging
• framing
• fashioning
• revamping
• fabricating
• instituting
• molding
• saving
• patching
• reconditioning
• conserving
• restoring
• founding
• doctoring
• mending
• bringing about
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• remodeling
• fathering
• renovating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decimating

Russia has been targeting presses and publishing houses across Ukraine for the past month, in a campaign that’s increasingly concerned with decimating Ukrainian culture. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Those numbers tell a powerful story, including decimating a Children’s Services Council approved by county voters in 2000. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Fielder and Oppenheim have created a fascinating portrait of a relationship, decimating notions of objectivity in documentary while also interrogating the limits of fiction. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Radiopharmaceuticals work by directing toxic radiation specifically to cancer cells, decimating them on site. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026

The ensuing torrent of ice and rock created a wall of water that slammed into towns and villages that sat on the riverbank, decimating infrastructure and housing. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

The president's boasts about decimating the opponent's armed forces haven't prevented it from striking back with drones and missiles. — Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

But unfortunately, this was not the end of wildfires decimating North America this summer. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026

With no major competition from native predators, the invasive snakes exploded in population while decimating local wildlife. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026