destroyed
Reduced to rubble
Destroyed means ruined, demolished, or completely eliminated.
A destroyed building has been reduced to rubble.
A destroyed reputation is beyond repair.
In casual speech, destroyed often means utterly defeated or humiliated: We got destroyed in the second half.
It can also describe being extremely drunk or high: I was completely destroyed last night.
Broken building fragments
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- ashesBurned matter's residue
remains · shambles · detritus · wreck · remnants · shards · fragments · shell
Destroyed a structure completely
- bulldozedDemolished by force
- leveledMade flat or equal
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- dismantledTaken apart piece by piece
torn down · pulverized · toppled · imploded · wrecked · gutted · bombed · blasted
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
overpowered · overthrown · subdued · trounced · humiliated · annihilated · decimated · obliterated
Overwhelmed by grief
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
gutted · wrecked · traumatized · grief-stricken · inconsolable · distraught · bereft · desolate
Completely destroyed, nothing remaining
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- eradicatedTotally destroyed or removed
- exterminatedTotally destroyed, none remaining
- wiped outUtterly without remaining energy
extinguished · eliminated · expunged · erased · extirpated · nullified · liquidated · purged
rubble
Broken building fragments
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
ashes · remains · shambles · detritus · wreck · remnants · shards · fragments · shell · husk
razed
Destroyed a structure completely
torn down · dismantled · pulverized · toppled · imploded · wrecked · gutted · bombed · blasted · shattered
vanquished
Defeated completely
routed · overpowered · overthrown · subdued · trounced · humiliated · annihilated · decimated · obliterated · demolished
devastated
Overwhelmed by grief
heartbroken · gutted · wrecked · traumatized · grief-stricken · inconsolable · distraught · bereft · desolate · anguished
annihilated
Completely destroyed, nothing remaining
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- eradicatedTotally destroyed or removed
- exterminatedTotally destroyed, none remaining
wiped out · extinguished · eliminated · expunged · erased · extirpated · nullified · liquidated · purged · abolished
damaged
Made worse by injury
tarnished · marred · degraded · deteriorated · corroded · decayed · blighted · sullied · defaced · ravaged
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, battered
- Braggingbrag, gloat, show off, flex, swagger
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented
- defeatdefeat, beaten, conquered, vanquished, loss
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, demolished, annihilated
- destroyeddemolished, annihilated, obliterated, decimated, devastated
destroyedintact
Not damaged or altered
undamaged · whole · unscathed · undestroyed · untouched
- totally destroyEliminate without remainder
- search and destroyTactical elimination mission
- destroyed jeansPants with deliberate damage
- destroying evidenceEliminating incriminating materials
- Star DestroyerColossal wedge-shaped spacecraft
- tank destroyerVehicle built to kill armor
destroy, destroying, destroyer, destroys, destroyers, undestroyed, destroyable, undestroyable