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Synonyms for de-stroys
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : dih-stroi |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstrɔɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for de-stroys Other synonyms for the word de-stroys
- abandon
- abate
- abolish
- abrade
- abrogate
- adios
- adulterate
- alleviate
- amputate
- anesthetize
- annihilate
- appall
- appreciate
- arrest
- asphyxiate
- assault
- astound
- attack
- attenuate
- ax
- axe
- bankrupt
- bare
- bash
- batter
- be engrossed by
- be hopeless
- be preoccupied
- befoul
- bemuse
- benumb
- besmirch
- best
- bestow
- bite
- black out
- bleed
- bleep
- blemish
- blight
- blitz
- block
- blot out
- blow down
- blow out of the water
- blow out of water
- bludgeon
- blue pencil
- blue-pencil
- blunt
- bobble
- bollix
- bollix up
- bolt
- bolt down
- bomb
- bombard
- botch
- bowl over
- break
- break a heart
- break down
- break off
- break up
- bring down
- bring into disrepute
- bring low
- bring to grinding halt
- bring to naught
- bring to standstill
- bruise
- buffet
- bulldoze
- bump off
- bungle
- burst
- bury
- busybody
- butcher
- butt in
- call off
- cancel
- canker
- cannonade
- capsize
- carry off
- carve
- cast
- cast down
- cease
- censure
- change
- charge
- chase
- cheapen
- check
- chill
- chloroform
- chow down
- chuck
- clean
- clean up
- clean up on
- clobber
- close
- clutter
- collapse
- complicate
- confound
- confuse
- conquer
- consume
- contort
- contuse
- cook
- cool
- corrode
- corrupt
- countermand
- crack
- cram
- cramp
- crash
- craze
- cream
- create chaos
- crimp
- cripple
- cross out
- crumble
- crunch
- crush
- cudgel
- cushion
- cut
- cut off
- cut out
- cut to pieces
- cut up
- damage
- damp
- dampen
- dash
- daunt
- daze
- deaden
- debase
- debilitate
- decapitate
- decimate
- decontaminate
- decrease
- deep six
- deface
- defame
- defeat
- defile
- deform
- degrade
- delete
- delight in
- deluge
- demobilize
- demolish
- demoralize
- denudate
- denude
- depart
- deplete
- deprave
- depredate
- depress
- deprive
- derange
- desecrate
- desensitize
- desiccate
- desist
- desolate
- despoil
- despond
- destroy
- destruct
- deteriorate
- detonate
- devaluate
- devalue
- devastate
- devitalize
- devour
- die
- dilapidate
- dim
- diminish
- ding
- disable
- disarm
- disarrange
- disarray
- disassemble
- disband
- discard
- discharge
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconsider
- discreate
- disembowel
- disestablish
- disesteem
- disfavor
- disfigure
- disgrace
- dishevel
- dishonor
- disintegrate
- dislocate
- dismantle
- dismember
- dismiss
- dismount
- disorder
- disorganize
- disparage
- dispatch
- dispel
- disperse
- dispose of
- disprove
- disqualify
- disrobe
- disrupt
- dissolve
- distort
- disturb
- disunite
- diversify
- divest
- divorce
- do
- do away with
- do compulsively
- do in
- do in exterminate
- do voraciously
- doctor
- dope
- down
- downgrade
- drain
- drink in
- drive off
- drop
- drown
- drub
- dull
- dumbfound
- dump
- dust off
- dynamite
- eat
- edit
- efface
- eighty-six
- electrocute
- elide
- eliminate
- emasculate
- embroil
- end
- enervate
- enfeeble
- engulf
- enjoy
- envenom
- eradicate
- erase
- erode
- etherize
- eviscerate
- exclude
- execute
- exenterate
- exhaust
- expel
- expire
- explode
- expose
- expunge
- exscind
- exsect
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- extract
- fade
- fatigue
- feast on
- feed on
- fell
- fester
- fiddle with
- file in circular file
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- flay
- fleece
- fling
- floor
- fold
- fool
- foul
- foul up
- fracture
- fragment
- fragmentalize
- fragmentize
- frazzle
- freeze
- frown upon
- frustrate
- garotte
- gas
- get rid of
- give
- give way
- gloat over
- gnaw
- go back on one's word
- go through
- gobble
- goof up
- gorge
- grate
- grind down
- guillotine
- gulp
- gum up
- gut
- guzzle
- hack
- halt
- hamper
- hamstring
- hang
- harm
- hash
- have
- have heavy heart
- havoc
- hinder
- hit
- Hoover
- horn in
- hunt
- hurl
- hurt
- hurtle
- hush
- imbibe
- immobilize
- impair
- implode
- impoverish
- incapacitate
- incinerate
- infect
- ingest
- inhale
- inhibit
- injure
- inter
- interlope
- interpose
- intrude
- inundate
- invalidate
- irrigate
- jettison
- jumble
- junk
- kill
- kiss
- kiss off
- knife
- knock bottom out of
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- KO
- lacerate
- lambaste
- lame
- lapse
- larrup
- lash
- launder
- lay out
- lay waste
- lessen
- let air out
- level
- liquidate
- litter
- loose
- loot
- lop off
- lose faith
- lose heart
- lose strength
- louse up
- lunge
- lynch
- maim
- make a mess of
- make ill
- make inert
- make nerveless
- make over
- make unclear
- make useless
- make waves
- mangle
- manipulate
- mar
- maraud
- massacre
- maul
- meddle
- mess around with
- mess up
- mislay
- misplace
- misshape
- misuse
- mix up
- monkey around
- mow
- mow down
- muck about
- muck up
- muddle
- mudsling
- murder
- mute
- mutilate
- napalm
- negate
- neutralize
- nix
- nonplus
- nuke
- nullify
- numb
- obliterate
- obscure
- obstruct
- off
- offset
- omit
- outfox
- outmaneuver
- outsmart
- overcome
- overflow
- overpower
- overreach
- overrun
- overthrow
- overtire
- overturn
- overwhelm
- oxidize
- palsy
- paralyze
- part out
- part with
- partake of
- pass up
- pelt
- perturb
- pervert
- petrify
- phony up
- pig out
- pillage
- plant
- play mischief with
- plunder
- plunge
- poke full of holes
- poke nose into
- polish off
- pollute
- pommel
- pooh-pooh
- postpone
- pound
- prang
- prejudice
- prohibit
- prostrate
- pull down
- pulverize
- pummel
- puncture
- punish
- put an end to
- put away
- put down
- put end to
- put kibosh on
- put out
- put out of action
- put out of commission
- put out of its misery
- put out of order
- put the kibosh on
- put the lid on
- put to death
- put to flight
- put to sleep
- puzzle
- quash
- queer
- quell
- quieten
- raid
- rain destruction
- rake
- ransack
- rape
- rattle
- ravage
- ravish
- raze
- reduce
- reflect on
- rejoice in
- relinquish
- relish
- remove
- rend
- render invalid
- render speechless
- render void
- renounce
- repeal
- repress
- reproach
- repudiate
- repulse
- rescind
- resect
- resign
- resolve into
- retard
- revel in
- reverse
- revoke
- rifle
- rive
- rob
- rot
- rough up
- rout
- rub
- rub out
- ruin
- rule out
- rummage
- run circles around
- run down
- run out
- rust
- sabotage
- sack
- sanitize
- sap
- scarf down
- scatter
- scissor out
- scour
- scramble
- scrap
- scratch
- scratch out
- screw up
- scrub
- scrunch
- scuttle
- sell
- send to kingdom come
- separate
- set aside
- sever
- shatter
- shell
- shiver
- shock
- shoot
- show up
- shrivel
- shuffle
- shut down
- shut out
- sink
- skin
- skunk
- slam
- slander
- slash
- slaughter
- slay
- slice
- sling
- slit
- slow
- slur
- smash
- smash to smithereens
- smatter
- smear
- smother
- snap
- snip
- snuff
- snuff out
- soften
- soil
- spend
- spike
- spill
- splash
- splatter
- splinter
- splinterize
- split
- spoil
- spoliate
- spray
- squash
- squelch
- stagger
- stain
- stamp across
- stamp out
- steamroller
- sterilize
- stick
- stifle
- stop
- stop dead
- strafe
- strangle
- strike
- strike out
- strip
- stuff
- stun
- stunt
- stupefy
- stymie
- subdue
- subjugate
- submerge
- subordinate
- subvert
- sully
- supersede
- suppress
- surprise
- surrender
- suspend
- swallow up
- swamp
- taint
- take
- take a life
- take apart
- take down
- take for a ride
- take in
- take off
- take out
- take rug out from under
- take to pieces
- tarnish
- tear
- tear down
- tear up
- terminate
- thin out
- thrash
- throw
- throw a monkey wrench into
- throw down
- tinker
- tire
- tomb
- tone down
- topple
- torpedo
- torture
- toss
- total
- total trounce
- transfer
- transfix
- trash
- trim
- trounce
- tucker out
- turn topsy-turvy
- tweak
- unbuild
- undermine
- undo
- unfit
- unload
- unmake
- unnerve
- unrig
- unsettle
- upset
- use up
- vacate
- vandalize
- vanquish
- vaporize
- vary
- vilify
- vitiate
- void
- wallop
- wane
- warp
- wash out
- waste
- water
- wax
- weaken
- wear down
- weary
- whelm
- whip
- white out
- win
- wind up
- wipe off map
- wipe out
- wipe slate clean
- wither
- wolf
- wolf down
- worsen
- worst
- wound
- wrack
- wrack up
- wreck
- X out
- X-out
- yield
- zap
- zero in
Définition of de-stroys
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French destruire (12c., Modern French détruire) "destroy, ravage, lay waste," from Vulgar Latin *destrugere (source of Italian distruggere), refashioned (influenced by destructus), from Latin destruere "tear down, demolish," literally "un-build," from de- "un-, down" (see de-) + struere "to pile, build" (see structure (n.)). Related: Destroyed; destroying.
- As in mangle : verb mutilate, deform
- As in mess up : verb disorder, dirty
- As in murder : verb kill
- As in nuke : verb attack with nuclear weapons
- As in overwhelm : verb flood, beat physically
- As in overwhelm : verb astonish, devastate
- As in paralyze : verb immobilize
- As in poison : verb contaminate, pollute
- As in prostrate : verb overwhelm; wear out
- As in put away : verb kill
- As in raze : verb flatten, knock down; wipe out
- As in rout : verb defeat overwhelmingly
- As in sabotage : verb incapacitate, damage
- As in sack : verb raid, plunder
- As in sap : verb squeeze out; weaken
- As in shatter : verb break into small pieces
- As in shatter : verb hurt someone badly
- As in slaughter : verb kill
- As in slay : verb kill
- As in spoil : verb ruin, hurt
- As in stamp out : verb put an end to
- As in batter : verb strike and damage
- As in tamper : verb interfere, alter
- As in undo : verb nullify, invalidate
- As in blast : verb explode
- As in bomb : verb detonate weapon
- As in wreak havoc : verb cause destruction
- As in butcher : verb ruin
- As in vaporize : verb zap
- As in cancel : verb call off; erase
- As in atomize : verb smash
- As in devitalize : verb diminish
- As in ball up : verb confuse
- As in harrow : verb sack
- As in spoliate : verb sack
- As in corrode : verb wear away; eat away
- As in cripple : verb hinder action, progress
- As in dash : verb break by hitting or throwing violently
- As in deaden : verb diminish, muffle, quiet
- As in deface : verb mar, mutilate
- As in delete : verb erase, remove
- As in despair : verb give up hope
- As in destroy : verb demolish, devastate
- As in devour : verb swallow, consume
- As in abolish : verb do away with or put an end to
- As in disband : verb break up
- As in discredit : verb blame, detract from
- As in dismantle : verb take apart
- As in disorganize : verb disrupt arrangement; make shambles of
- As in dispatch : verb kill
- As in dispose of : verb throw away
- As in dissolve : verb annul, discontinue
- As in efface : verb erase
- As in end : verb die or kill
- As in erode : verb deteriorate; wear away
- As in excise : verb remove, delete
- As in exterminate : verb kill
- As in extinguish : verb kill; quash
- As in finish : verb defeat; kill
- As in impair : verb harm, hinder
Antonyms for de-stroys
- abet
- abstain
- accept
- activate
- add
- adorn
- advance
- aid
- allow
- animate
- anticipate
- appear
- approve
- arrange
- assemble
- assist
- assuage
- balance
- be indifferent
- bear
- beautify
- begin
- believe
- benefit
- boost
- bore
- brighten
- build
- build up
- calm
- capacitate
- clarify
- clean
- clean up
- clear up
- close
- clothe
- coagulate
- collect
- combine
- comfort
- commence
- commend
- compliment
- compose
- concentrate
- confirm
- construct
- continue
- cover
- create
- credit
- cure
- decorate
- develop
- dirty
- dislike
- do
- do well
- embellish
- embolden
- employ
- enable
- enact
- encourage
- energize
- engage
- enhance
- enlarge
- enlighten
- enliven
- erect
- establish
- exalt
- expand
- expect
- explain
- extend
- facilitate
- fail
- fasten
- fill
- fix
- flatter
- forfeit
- fortify
- free
- gather
- give
- give birth
- give in
- go on
- grow
- guard
- hate
- have faith
- heal
- heat
- help
- hire
- hold
- hold back
- honor
- hope
- ignore
- imbalance
- improve
- incite
- include
- increase
- indulge
- initiate
- insert
- inspirit
- institute
- integrate
- intensify
- introduce
- invigorate
- join
- keep
- laud
- leave alone
- legalize
- let go
- liberate
- light
- lose
- magnify
- maintain
- marry
- mend
- mobilize
- neaten
- neglect
- nibble
- not impress
- offer
- open
- order
- organize
- ornament
- pass
- permit
- pick
- place
- plan
- please
- praise
- preserve
- prohibit
- promote
- protect
- purify
- pursue
- push
- put in
- put together
- raise
- ratify
- rebuild
- receive
- refrain
- refresh
- release
- remain
- repair
- resolve
- respect
- restart
- restore
- retain
- retreat
- revive
- rise
- sanctify
- sanction
- save
- schedule
- set up
- sew
- smooth
- solidify
- soothe
- stand
- start
- stay
- sterilize
- stimulate
- store
- straighten
- strengthen
- succeed
- support
- surrender
- systematize
- tidy
- tip
- trust
- uncompress
- uncover
- underwhelm
- unite
- unmix
- upgrade
- uphold
- uplift
- validate
- vitalize
- wait
- warm
- welcome
- win
- wish for
- yield
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