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Destroy

//dɪˈstɹɔɪ//

Synonyms for "destroy" (381 found)

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General use (281)

Verb(134 words)

break dash waste level kill race put down ruin total remove overthrow diffuse fuck eliminate demolish ravage wreck liquidate wipe out harry

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jazz dissolve disperse consume desolate weaken nuke raze confront disintegrate erase overturn deny dispose of contradict condemn execute blotto extinguish devour atomize threaten injure carry off circumvent subvert ravel afflict eradicate annihilate bewitch lambaste molest negate root out starve persecute flummox vitiate obliterate elude pull down undermine uproot discomfit contravene refute nullify terrorize pulverize paralyze befoul upheave rebut blot out vaporize dismantle outmaneuver exterminate devastate annul outdo engorge deface extirpate deprave aggrieve unexist decompose neutralize mistreat outshine abolish wreak havoc envenom confute maltreat tear down martyrize stamp out vandalize disprove enfeeble brutalize get the better of lay waste play hob with swallow up stand in the way outclass gobble up depredate devitalize nip in the bud do ill decapitate outgeneral unmake barbarize wipe off make away with disserve put to death outsail outfight do to death beat hollow unbuild cancel out destruct unbreed aerosolize bewreck benothing

Adj, noun, verb(7 words)

upset exhaust polish prejudice perplex impair mutilate

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(2 words)

counter worst

Noun, verb(69 words)

sweep ruin purge put rout challenge overthrow dispatch distress spoil abuse defile torment wreck overrun defeat assault blot confound cut off

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Adj, name, noun, verb(3 words)

hurt brave mar

Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

reverse

Name, noun, verb(8 words)

storm foil balk triumph slaughter thrash sully mangle

Adj, verb(11 words)

corrupt desolate terminate frustrate pollute infect disrupt disable extirpate immolate ruinate

Name, noun, phrase, verb(1 words)

doom

Intj, verb(1 words)

go on

Adj, adv, intj, noun, verb(1 words)

damn

Adj, adv, noun, prep, verb(1 words)

thwart

Name, verb(1 words)

erode

Intj, noun, verb(3 words)

havoc checkmate jinx

Adjective(1 words)

hors de combat

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deal destruction gut with fire throw into disorder unleash destruction unleash the hurricane

Informal (100)

Adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

cross

Adj, noun, verb, slang(7 words)

beat attack waste mug shred undo cripple

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

back trim best

Adj, adv, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

down

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

blow

Name, noun, verb, slang(20 words)

fix burn settle stamp kill mess root knock stump spike lick ramp sap hammer rave muck murder shatter gobble lynch

Intj, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

pull shoot bugger

Noun, punct, verb, slang(1 words)

stop

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

dash hack bump blast slay

Noun, verb, slang(34 words)

end smash skin finish screw floor trouble tear whip put down crush sack riot sacrifice take off tackle rage break up hide roar

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poison curse batter trash dish damage ravage wipe out loot wipe menace maul hex dynamite

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

wrong queer

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

savage scotch gut butcher stonewall

Contraction, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

taint

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

rubbish

Adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

rape

Verb, slang(10 words)

put away do in carry away crucify rub out do away with finish off do for put to sleep get into trouble

Adj, verb, slang(4 words)

violate cut down liquidate incinerate

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