Conservation
Conservation noun - The careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state.
Devastation is an antonym for conservation.
Devastation
Devastation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Usage example: the sheer devastation of the housing development by the forest fire
Conservation is an antonym for devastation.
How words are described
| ecological | ecological conservation | ecological devastation |
| environmental | environmental conservation | environmental devastation |
Cite this Source
Devastation and Conservation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conservation/devastation
Conservation & Devastation. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conservation/devastation>.
Devastation or Conservation. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conservation/devastation.
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