English adjective: devastating | |||
| 1. | devastating making light of | ||
| Samples | Afire with annihilating invective. A devastating portrait of human folly. To compliments inflated I've a withering reply. | ||
| Synonyms | annihilating, withering | ||
| Similar | disrespectful | ||
| Antonyms | respectful | ||
| 2. | devastating wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction | ||
| Samples | Possessing annihilative power. A devastating hurricane. The guns opened a withering fire. | ||
| Synonyms | annihilating, annihilative, withering | ||
| Similar | destructive | ||
| Antonyms | constructive | ||
| 3. | devastating physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination | ||
| Samples | A crushing blow. A crushing rejection. Bone-crushing. | ||
| Synonyms | crushing | ||
| Similar | destructive | ||
| Antonyms | constructive | ||