Synonyms

decimated

American

[des-uh-mey-tid] / ˈdɛs əˌmeɪ tɪd /

adjective

greatly reduced in number or amount, or having suffered great loss or harm.

The nonprofit agency has been struggling with a decimated staff and limited resources.
After the massive earthquake, the only way to reach the decimated villages was by helicopter.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of decimate.

Etymology

Origin of decimated

decimate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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ASML’s American counterparts have thrived while software stocks have been decimated.

From Barron's

But the price she paid was exorbitant — in her words, a life “decimated by grief and loss and exile.”

From Los Angeles Times

The talks are the latest diplomatic bid to halt the fighting which has killed hundreds of thousands, forced millions to flee and decimated much of eastern and southern Ukraine.

From Barron's

“It’s bad enough our community was decimated by a fire Edison started,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

But perhaps its most heartbreaking application was when Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band played at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since Hurricane Katrina decimated the city and the region.

From Salon

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