Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb despoil
2 senses of despoil
Sense 1
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray -- (steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners")
=> take -- (take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill")
Sense 2
rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder -- (destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country")
=> destroy, ruin -- (destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up")
Antonyms of adj despoiled
1 sense of despoiled
Sense 1
despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked -- (having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside")
INDIRECT (VIA destroyed) -> preserved -- (kept intact or in a particular condition)
Similarity of adj despoiled
1 sense of despoiled
Sense 1
despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked -- (having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside")
=> destroyed (vs. preserved) -- (spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind")