storm-swept
Ravaged by gales
Storm-swept describes a place battered or ravaged by storms—windswept, rain-lashed, exposed to violent weather: the storm-swept coastline, storm-swept cliffs of the North Atlantic.
The term evokes dramatic, inhospitable landscapes shaped by relentless elemental force.
Severely damaged or destroyed
- lashedFastened with bindings
- pummeledStruck many times
- buffetedStruck repeatedly, jostled
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
thrashed · windswept · bludgeoned · assaulted · stricken · scoured · eroded · weather-beaten
Wildly agitated or volatile
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- ragingViolently uncontrolled
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
torrential · cyclonic · squalling · fierce · violent · furious · relentless · wild
Made to cease existing
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- shatteredBroken into fragments
decimated · demolished · razed · gutted · flattened · leveled · annihilated · laid waste
ravaged
Severely damaged or destroyed
hammered · thrashed · windswept · bludgeoned · assaulted · stricken · scoured · eroded · weather-beaten · blasted
tempestuous
Wildly agitated or volatile
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- ragingViolently uncontrolled
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
thunderous · torrential · cyclonic · squalling · fierce · violent · furious · relentless · wild · churning
destroyed
Made to cease existing
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
shattered · decimated · demolished · razed · gutted · flattened · leveled · annihilated · laid waste · torn apart
purified
Cleared of unwanted substances
cleared · rinsed · pristine · cleansed · scrubbed · fresh · unblemished · transformed · reborn · revitalized