decimating (Meaning)
decimating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Decimate
Synonyms & Antonyms of decimating
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- wasting
- overcoming
- crushing
- ravaging
- killing
- dismantling
- removing
- pulverizing
- crippling
- vaporizing
- totalling
- razing
- extinguishing
- eroding
- blasting
- damaging
- totaling
- annihilating
- tearing down
- wracking
- defeating
- marring
- nuking
- creaming
Antonyms:
- forging
- protecting
- rebuilding
- patching
- shaping
- doctoring
- forging
- framing
- inventing
- revamping
- manufacturing
- organizing
- preserving
- mending
- rebuilding
- putting up
- assembling
- assembling
- framing
- establishing
- preserving
- organizing
- doctoring
- shaping
- molding
- putting up
- restoring
- fabricating
- protecting
- saving
- constituting
- bringing about
- inventing
- founding
- molding
- bringing about
- manufacturing
- conserving
- reconditioning
- mending
- fashioning
- conserving
- founding
- restoring
- patching
- reconditioning
- instituting
- fashioning
- constituting
- fabricating
- instituting
- establishing
- saving
- revamping
Synonyms:
- deteriorating
- expunging
- winning (against)
- looting
- washing out
- executing
- routing
- dynamiting
- besting
- spoiling
- slaughtering
- defacing
- undoing
- exterminating
- butchering
- liquidating
- desolating
- vitiating
- zapping
- pillaging
- pulling down
- subduing
- slaying
- dispatching
- trimming
- blowing up
- mangling
- licking
- scouring
- surmounting
- wearing (away)
- clobbering
- sweeping (away)
- stamping (out)
- triumphing (over)
- breaking
- conquering
- obliterating
- thrashing
- disfiguring
- murdering
- vandalizing
- despoiling
- disassembling
- rubbing out
- doing in
- massacring
- scotching
- walloping
- assassinating
- beating
- overmatching
- extirpating
- effacing
- dissolving
- whipping
- taking down
- cutting down
- trashing
- trampling
- mastering
- trouncing
- gutting
- disintegrating
- wiping out
- dilapidating
- harming
- drubbing
- plundering
- mutilating
- impairing
- overbearing
- eradicating
- prevailing (over)
- injuring
- blotting out
- sacking
Antonyms:
decimating Sentence Examples
- The virus was decimating the population, spreading rapidly through the crowded city.
- The hurricane was decimating coastal towns, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
- The drought was decimating crops, leading to food shortages in the region.
- The invading army was decimating enemy forces, overpowering them with superior firepower.
- The wildfire was decimating vast swaths of forest, destroying habitats and ecosystems.
- The economic crisis was decimating small businesses, forcing many to close their doors.
- The invasive species was decimating native plant species, threatening biodiversity.
- The civil war was decimating families, tearing them apart and causing immense suffering.
- The tsunami was decimating coastal communities, leaving behind devastation and despair.
- The terrorist attacks were decimating the country's infrastructure, crippling its economy and security.
FAQs About the word decimating
of Decimate
smashing, ruining,destroying, shattering, demolishing, wrecking, devastating, wasting, overcoming, crushing
building, erecting, repairing, setting up, repairing, building, constructing, producing, making, producing
The virus was decimating the population, spreading rapidly through the crowded city.
The hurricane was decimating coastal towns, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
The drought was decimating crops, leading to food shortages in the region.
The invading army was decimating enemy forces, overpowering them with superior firepower.