Synonyms for despoliation
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Noun
1. Spoliation
spoliation, waste, devastation, spoil, ravage, despoilment, spoilation, despoilation, pillage
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Definitions
- n. 1
A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
Forms
- Plural
- despoliations → spoliations, wastes, devastations, spoils…
Example sentences
- spoil Put the meat in the refrigerator or it will spoil.
- devastation Misfortune and devastation always go hand in hand.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| despoliation | steady | |
| spoil | steady | |
| devastation | rising | |
| ravage | rising | |
| spoliation | steady | |
| despoiling | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- waste1, spoil1
- 6 letters
- ravage2
- 7 letters
- pillage2
- 10 letters
- spoliation, despoiling, spoilation
- 11 letters
- devastation4, despoilment
- 12 letters
- despoilation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ravage2 = 2 syllables).