savaged
Torn apart viciously
Savaged is the past tense of savage, meaning to attack ferociously.
Animals savage prey by biting and tearing: The dog savaged the intruder.
Critics savage performances or policies with harsh words: The film was savaged by reviewers.
The word implies not just damage but viciousness—an attack meant to destroy rather than merely wound.
Violently attacked, torn
- tornPulled into pieces
- rippedTorn or very muscular
- bittenPierced by teeth
- clawedHaving sharp hooked digits
ravaged · mangled · attacked · wounded · lacerated · shredded · gored · mutilated
Criticized very harshly
- excoriatedHarshly condemned or criticized
- evisceratedHad organs removed
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- destroyedMade to cease existing
slammed · panned · blasted · trashed · roasted · vilified · denounced · condemned
mauled
Violently attacked, torn
clawed · ravaged · mangled · attacked · wounded · lacerated · shredded · gored · mutilated · bloodied
lambasted
Criticized very harshly
- excoriatedHarshly condemned or criticized
- evisceratedHad organs removed
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
destroyed · slammed · panned · blasted · trashed · roasted · vilified · denounced · condemned · attacked
devastated
Overwhelmed by grief
destroyed · broken · ruined · traumatized · wounded · scarred · hurt · damaged · battered · tormented
wrecked
Utterly destroyed
- trashedDestroyed or intoxicated
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- ransackedSearched destructively for valuables
ruined · demolished · smashed · torn · defaced · gutted · pillaged · looted · ravaged · vandalized
- savage beast
- turns savage
- savage beauty
- 21 SavageBritish-born rapper
- Savage GardenLate-90s Australian pop act
- noble savageIdealized primitive innocence