Crash and Devastate

Crash

Crash verb - To cause to break with violence and much noise.
Usage example: crashed the vase against the wall

Devastate and crash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Crash".

Nearby Words: crashed, crashing

Devastate

Devastate verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.

Crash and devastate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crash" instead a verb "Devastate".

Common collocations

earth crash earth devastate earth
economy crash economy devastate economy
ship crash ship devastate ship
planet crash planet devastate planet
Other words: ships.
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Devastate and Crash. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crash/devastate
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