adj, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of destroy form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Damaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated. not-comparable

   "The dragon from under-earth, the nightmarish destroyer, lay destroyed as well, utterly without life."

2. 2
   (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill. Ireland, informal, not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   spoiled or ruined or demolished wordnet
2. 2
   destroyed physically or morally wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

blighteddone forfallenruinedwreckeddesolate

Antonyms

All antonyms

soberpreserved

Example

More examples

"With the bridge destroyed, there was nothing to do but swim."

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