Meaning & use
ravaged
Severely damaged or devastated, especially by violence, disaster, or disease.
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The ravaged coastline was littered with debris after the hurricane passed through.
Years of war left the once-thriving city ravaged and nearly empty.
A note on using this word
Ravaged is the past participle of ravage and is most often used as an adjective describing widespread destruction.
Words with a similar meaning
devastateddestroyed
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Words with an opposite meaning
pristinerestored
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