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   Dev·as·tat·ing

   /ˈdevəˌstādiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. highly destructive or damaging: "a devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh" Similar destructiveruinousdisastrouscatastrophiccalamitouscataclysmicperniciousnoxiousharmfuldamaginginjurioushurtfulwoundingviolentdetrimentaldeleteriousdisadvantageousravagingcripplingsavagefiercebrutaldangerousfataldeadlylethaldeath-dealing
   • ▪ causing severe shock, distress, or grief: "the news came as a devastating blow" Similar shatteringshockingtraumaticoverwhelmingcrushingextremely upsettingdistressingseveresavageterriblevery greatinformal:gut-wrenching
   • ▪ extremely impressive or effective: "she had a devastating wit" Similar gorgeousstunningglamorousdazzlingravishingstrikingbeautifullovelycaptivatingbewitchingbeguilingengagingcharmingcharismaticenchantingappealingarrestingdelightfulirresistibledesirableluscioussexysexually attractiveseductivealluringinformal:fanciablebeddabletastyhotknockoutdrop-dead gorgeousout of this worldeasy on the eyefitsmashingcutefoxyspunkyliterary:beauteousarchaic:takingwell favoredcomelyfairrare:sightlypulchritudinousincisivehighly effectivepenetratingcuttingmordanttrenchantwitheringblisteringsearingscathingscorchingfierceferocioussavageseverestingingbitingvirulentcausticvitriolicscornfulsharpbitteracidharshunsparingrare:mordacious

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3. www.merriam-webster.com · dictionary · devastatingDevastating Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com · dictionary · devastating

   

   The meaning of DEVASTATING is causing great damage or harm. How to use devastating in a sentence.

4. www.merriam-webster.com · thesaurus · devastatingDEVASTATING Synonyms: 243 Similar and Opposite Words ...

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   Synonyms for DEVASTATING: disastrous, destructive, devastative, cataclysmic, deadly, lethal, fatal, ruinous; Antonyms of DEVASTATING: protective, nondestructive, constructive, creative, productive, useful, harmless, formative.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org · english · devastatingDEVASTATING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org · english · devastating

   

   DEVASTATING definition: 1. causing a lot of damage or destruction: 2. making someone very shocked and upset: 3. used to…. Learn more.

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   Find 13 different ways to say DEVASTATING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com · devastatingdevastating adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com · devastating

   

   adjective. /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ causing a lot of damage and destroying things synonym disastrous. a devastating explosion/fire/cyclone. Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean. He received devastating injuries in the accident. It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.

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   Something that's shocking and distressing is devastating. Watching the local ice cream shop burn to the ground would be devastating to many neighborhood kids. Incredibly destructive events like earthquakes are devastating, although anything that's tragic, even on a personal level, can also be devastating.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org · devastatingDEVASTATING definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of devastating as an adjective that can describe something shocking or destructive. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with other words.