WordCmp.com

destroy vs ravage

ravage vs destroy

destroy is not a noun while ravage is a noun.

destroy and ravage both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
ravage Yes No Yes No
As verbs, ravage is a hyponym of destroy; that is, ravage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: destroy completely; damage irreparably
  • ravage: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Other hyponyms of destroy include burn, burn down, fire, desolate, devastate, lay waste to, scourge, waste, harry, break, break, bust, vandalise, vandalize, do a job on, subvert, get, devour, despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate, explode, consume, shipwreck, bust up, wrack, wreck, kick down, kick in, wash out.
destroy (noun) ravage (noun)
(usually plural) a destructive action
destroy (verb) ravage (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
destroy completely; damage irreparably cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
put (an animal) to death
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Difference between destroy and ravage

Words related to "destroy"

Words related to "ravage"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.