Ravaging and Ruinous

Ravaging

Ravaging adjective - Ruinously destructive and wasting.

Ruinous and ravaging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruinous" instead an adjective "Ravaging".

Nearby Words: ravage, ravaged

Ruinous

Ruinous adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.

Ravaging and ruinous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ravaging" instead an adjective "Ruinous".

Nearby Words: ruin, ruined, ruination, ruining, ruinously
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