Devastation
Devastation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Harm and devastation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harm" instead a noun "Devastation".
Harm
Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.
Devastation and harm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastation" instead a noun "Harm".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| emotional | emotional devastation | emotional harm |
| real | real devastation | real harm |
| massive | massive devastation | massive harm |
| extreme | extreme devastation | extreme harm |
| Other adjectives: bodily, permanent, major, widespread, general, catastrophic, least, greater, magical, ecological. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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We Win Because You Did Not: In episode 16, in order to prevent the Secret army from causing worldwide devastation, Generation Bleu plans to sacrifice its stocks of Quartz to destroy them at the north pole all at once, where the Scub Burst will do no harm.
Source: Anime / Eureka Seven AO
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Harm and Devastation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastation/harm
Devastation & Harm. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastation/harm>.
Harm or Devastation. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastation/harm.
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