Devastating
Devastating adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Startling and devastating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Startling" instead an adjective "Devastating".
Startling
Startling adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.
Devastating and startling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastating" instead an adjective "Startling".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturbing and devastating
- disturbing and startling
- harsh and devastating
- harsh and startling
- sharp and devastating
- sharp and startling
- dazzling and devastating
- dazzling and startling
- terrible and devastating
- terrible and startling
- dreadful and devastating
- dreadful and startling
- shocking and devastating
- shocking and startling
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