Devastate and Massacre

Devastate

Devastate verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: the explosion devastated an entire city block

Massacre and devastate are semantically related. in kill topic. In some cases you can use "Massacre" instead a verb "Devastate".

Massacre

Massacre verb - To kill on a large scale.
Usage example: the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another
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Synonyms for Massacre

Devastate and massacre are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Massacre".

Nearby Words: massacred, massacring

Common collocations

party devastate party massacre party
family devastate family massacre family
army devastate army massacre army
tribe devastate tribe massacre tribe
Other words: forces, thousands, opponents, enemies, armies, populations.
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