Definitions and Examples of damaged, destroyed
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
Harmed, injured, or impaired.
Example
The car was severely damaged in the accident and had to be towed away.
Completely ruined or demolished.
Example
The hurricane destroyed the entire town, leaving nothing but rubble and debris.
Key Differences: damaged vs destroyed
- 1Damaged implies that something has been harmed or impaired, but it can still be repaired or restored.
- 2Destroyed implies that something has been completely ruined or demolished beyond repair.
Effective Usage of damaged, destroyed
- 1Environmental Science: Use renatured to describe the process of restoring natural habitats.
- 2Engineering: Use damaged and destroyed to describe the condition of structures or equipment.
- 3Disaster Response: Use damaged and destroyed to describe the extent of damage caused by natural disasters.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of renatured are damaged and destroyed. Damaged implies that something has been harmed or impaired, but it can still be repaired or restored. Destroyed implies that something has been completely ruined or demolished beyond repair. These words can be used in environmental science, engineering, and disaster response contexts.
