Synonyms for devastating

Verb

1. lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge, destroy, ruin

usage: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

2. devastate, overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

usage: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

Adjective

1. annihilating, devastating, withering, disrespectful (vs. respectful)

usage: making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

2. annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering, destructive (vs. constructive)

usage: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

3. crushing, devastating, destructive (vs. constructive)

usage: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"