Devastation and Mayhem

Devastation

Devastation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Mayhem and devastation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mayhem" instead a noun "Devastation".

Mayhem noun - Violent and needless disturbance.

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Devastation and mayhem are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastation" instead a noun "Mayhem".

mass	mass devastation	mass mayhem
utter	utter devastation	utter mayhem
total	total devastation	total mayhem
sheer	sheer devastation	sheer mayhem
Other adjectives: real, massive, extreme, major, widespread, general, shared, greater, explosive, resulting, ensuing, magical, untold, geological.

While it was not as severe devastation-wise as Hurricane Katrina, Sandy caused significant mayhem in the Eastern United States at the cost of over $63 billion.

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