Devastation and Raising

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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

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Raising is an antonym for devastation.

Raising noun - The event of something being raised upward.

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Devastation is an antonym for raising.

Nearby Words: raise, raised

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Raising and Devastation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastation/raising

Devastation & Raising. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastation/raising>.

Raising or Devastation. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devastation/raising.

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