eviscerated
Hollowed out inside
Eviscerated means having had the internal organs removed—gutted.
A fish is eviscerated before cooking; a body may be eviscerated in an autopsy or violent attack.
Figuratively, to be eviscerated is to be stripped of essential content or force: The bill was eviscerated by amendments.
A critic might eviscerate a book, leaving nothing of value standing.
Made empty within
- strippedHad coverings removed
- weakenedMade less capable
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- underminedWeakened by stealth
emasculated · defanged · neutered · crippled · decimated · diluted · enfeebled · debilitated
Had innards forcibly removed
- entrailsInternal digestive organs
- organsFunctional body parts
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- butcheredKilled and dismembered crudely
dressed · cleaned · drawn · giblets · offal · slaughtered · cavity · abdominal
Completely destroyed a structure
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- dismantledTaken apart piece by piece
- shreddedTorn into strips
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
decimated · crushed · obliterated · debunked · refuted · exposed · critique · argument
Changed to improve
- weakenedMade less capable
- strippedHad coverings removed
- watered downWeakened by dilution
- defangedMade less dangerous
toothless · neutered · undermined · enforcement · provisions · regulations · loopholes · compromise
hollowed
Made empty within
undermined · emasculated · defanged · neutered · crippled · decimated · diluted · enfeebled · debilitated · toothless
disemboweled
Had innards forcibly removed
butchered · dressed · cleaned · drawn · giblets · offal · slaughtered · cavity · abdominal · intestines
demolished
Completely destroyed a structure
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- dismantledTaken apart piece by piece
- shreddedTorn into strips
annihilated · decimated · crushed · obliterated · debunked · refuted · exposed · critique · argument · rebuttal
amended
Changed to improve
- weakenedMade less capable
- strippedHad coverings removed
- watered downWeakened by dilution
defanged · toothless · neutered · undermined · enforcement · provisions · regulations · loopholes · compromise · diluted
evisceratedstrengthened
Made more robust
fortified · reinforced · empowered · bolstered · invigorated
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