All mend antonyms
mend
M m verb mend
- rip — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
- deteriorate — If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- weaken — to make weak or weaker.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.