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
Massacre and devastation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Massacre" instead a noun "Devastation".
Massacre
Massacre noun - The killing of a large number of people.
Usage example: the infamous massacre of more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota
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Synonyms for Massacre
Devastation and massacre are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastation" instead a noun "Massacre".
Nearby Words: massacred, massacring
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- holocaust and devastation
- holocaust and massacre
- defeat and devastation
- defeat and massacre
- overthrow and devastation
- overthrow and massacre
- end and devastation
- end and massacre
- death and devastation
- death and massacre
- annihilation and devastation
- annihilation and massacre
- havoc and devastation
- havoc and massacre
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The Orbital Knights begin with the sensible tactics of Colony Drop of their Landing Castles that causes massive devastation in a wide radius, unload a Macross Missile Massacre at vital communication facilities... then deploy in their personal Kataphrakts with little to no backup.
Source: Anime / Aldnoah.Zero
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Massacre and Devastation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastation/massacre
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