Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ravage
2 senses of ravage
Sense 1
harry, ravage -- (make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes)
=> destroy, ruin -- (destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up")
Sense 2
lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge -- (cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion")
=> 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 ravaged
1 sense of ravaged
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 ravaged
1 sense of ravaged
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")