despoiled Synonyms
despoiled Meaning
Wordnet
despoiled (s)
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
Webster
despoiled (imp. & p. p.)
of Despoil
despoiled Sentence Examples
- The once-beautiful countryside was despoiled by industrial pollution, leaving the landscape barren and lifeless.
- Vandals despoiled the historic church, shattering stained glass windows and defacing the ancient stone walls.
- The invaders despoiled the village, looting homes and destroying crops in their path.
- Poachers despoiled the forest, leaving behind the carcasses of endangered animals.
- Greedy developers despoiled the coastline, erecting towering hotels that blocked the view of the ocean.
- War despoiled the city, reducing vibrant neighborhoods to rubble and ash.
- Pollution despoiled the river, turning its once-clear waters into a toxic sludge.
- Vandals despoiled the park, littering its pristine paths with garbage and graffiti.
- Overfishing despoiled the ocean, depleting fish populations and disrupting the marine ecosystem.
- The dictator's regime despoiled the country's economy, leaving citizens impoverished and struggling to survive.
FAQs About the word despoiled
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violenceof Despoil
pillaged,plundered, sacked, looted,ransacked, stole (from), marauded, raided, hunted, harried
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The once-beautiful countryside was despoiled by industrial pollution, leaving the landscape barren and lifeless.
Vandals despoiled the historic church, shattering stained glass windows and defacing the ancient stone walls.
The invaders despoiled the village, looting homes and destroying crops in their path.
Poachers despoiled the forest, leaving behind the carcasses of endangered animals.
