All devastating synonyms
dev·as·tat·ing
D d adj devastating
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- destructive — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury.
- crushing — A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
- mortifying — to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- annihilating — to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
- biting — Biting wind or cold is extremely cold.
- caustic — Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
- incisive — penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
adjective devastating
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- damaging — causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.
- ruinous — bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war.
- injurious — harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- desolating — Present participle of desolate.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- upsetting — overturned: an upset milk pail.
- disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralizing — If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
- trenchant — incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.