Destroying

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ(j)ɪŋ/

Synonyms for "destroying" (47 found)

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Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries
actdamagedestructive actiondestructive traitecosystem harmeventharmharmful qualitynegative impactoutcomeprocess

More specific

20 entries
annihilationblowoutdemolitiondevastatingdevastating blazediminished reputationeradicationextinctionforest destructionhabitat destructionloss of confidencepummelingravaging windreef destructionromprout

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Collocations

14 entries
catastrophic destructiondestroying cropsdestroying datadestroying evidencedestroying forestsdestroying habitatsdestroying manuscriptsdestroying propertydestroying recordsdestructive actenvironmental destructionmass destructiontotal destructionwidespread destruction

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

7 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

What does destroying evidence get you? The usual thing would be to contact the police, wouldn't it?

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Well-meaning noobs can give advice capable of bringing about an armageddon with the potential of destroying the Earth multiple times over.

Source: tatoeba (584126)

My sister didn't own up to breaking the lamp. Instead, she made up some story about aliens coming to Earth with the objective of destroying every piece of yellow furniture.

Source: tatoeba (792255)

He believed they were destroying it.

Source: tatoeba (802368)

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