Synonyms for havoc
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Noun
1. Devastation — mayhem
devastation, destruction, mayhem, ravage, ruin, wreck, desolation, carnage, slaughter, pillage, waste, sack, depredation, spoliation, spoil, rapine
Definitions
- n. 1
Mayhem.
Related words
- Phrases
- play havoc wreak havoc
Forms
- Plural
- havocs → devastations, destructions, mayhems, ravages…
Example sentences
- destruction They found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
- mayhem Tom was arrested for aggravated assault and mayhem.
- devastation Misfortune and devastation always go hand in hand.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| havoc | rising | |
| destruction | steady | |
| mayhem | rising | |
| devastation | rising | |
| ravage | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ruin2, sack1
- 5 letters
- waste1, wreck1, spoil1
- 6 letters
- mayhem2, ravage2, rapine
- 7 letters
- carnage2, pillage2
- 9 letters
- slaughter2
- 10 letters
- desolation4, spoliation
- 11 letters
- destruction3, devastation4, depredation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).