destroy (Meaning)
destroy (v)
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy completely; damage irreparably
defeat soundly and humiliatingly
put (an animal) to death
destroy (v. t.)
To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.
To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.
To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.
Synonyms & Antonyms of destroy
Synonyms:
- erode
- cripple
- conquer
- dismantle
- nuke
- extinguish
- rub out
- tear down
- break
- desolate
- subdue
- ravage
- decimate
- vaporize
- cream
- pulverize
- annihilate
- waste
- blast
- kill
- defeat
- raze
- crush
- pull down
- damage
- mar
- total
- injure
- remove
Antonyms:
- mold
- patch
- rear
- constitute
- produce
- establish
- preserve
- manufacture
- fabricate
- assemble
- make
- forge
- save
- invent
- shape
- fabricate
- fix
- preserve
- save
- manufacture
- fix
- restore
- make
- mend
- mold
- form
- restore
- bring about
- found
- patch
- invent
- constitute
- rear
- establish
- organize
- protect
- shape
- forge
- bring about
- mend
- protect
- form
- assemble
- found
- organize
- produce
Synonyms:
- vitiate
- obliterate
- triumph (over)
- mutilate
- overmatch
- unmake
- drub
- expunge
- gut
- fell
- eradicate
- vandalize
- execute
- assassinate
- slay
- havoc
- master
- deface
- harm
- plunder
- wrack
- lick
- exterminate
- impair
- disfigure
- butcher
- sack
- best
- snuff (out)
- beat
- dispatch
- win (against)
- dynamite
- disintegrate
- mow (down)
- undo
- efface
- unbuild
- sweep (away)
- cut down
- zap
- trample
- massacre
- blot out
- pillage
- dissolve
- whip
- extirpate
- wash out
- spoil
- loot
- stamp (out)
- clobber
- trounce
- do in
- dilapidate
- prevail (over)
- kill off
- wallop
- scotch
- mangle
- slaughter
- take down
- liquidate
- wipe out
- murder
- despoil
- wear (away)
- thrash
- overbear
- trim
- rout
- take out
- deteriorate
- root (out)
- scour
- blow up
- surmount
- disassemble
- trash
Antonyms:
destroy Sentence Examples
- The hurricane's powerful winds threatened to destroy entire communities along the coast.
- War has the capacity to destroy not just buildings, but also lives and families.
- The wildfire swept through the forest, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake.
- It takes only a few moments of carelessness to destroy years of hard work.
- The invading army sought to destroy all traces of the enemy's presence in the region.
- A single match could destroy the fragile ecosystem of the dry grasslands.
- Hatred and bigotry have the potential to destroy the fabric of society.
- The malicious software was designed to infiltrate computer systems and destroy vital data.
- The dictator's regime aimed to destroy any opposition to its rule.
- In moments of anger, it's easy to say things that can destroy relationships irreparably.
FAQs About the word destroy
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of, destroy completely; damage irreparably, defeat soundly and humiliatingly, put (an animal) to deathTo unbuild;
devastate, overcome,ruin, shatter, smash, wreck, demolish, erode, cripple, conquer
set up, raise, set up, repair, construct, construct, put up, raise, repair, put up
The hurricane's powerful winds threatened to destroy entire communities along the coast.
War has the capacity to destroy not just buildings, but also lives and families.
The wildfire swept through the forest, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake.
It takes only a few moments of carelessness to destroy years of hard work.
