All destroy synonyms
de·stroy
D d verb destroy
- rescind — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- do away with — from this or that place; off: to go away.
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- overthrow — to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- break up — When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- 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.
- vaporise — to cause to change into vapor.
- devastate — If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
- obliterate — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
- stamp out — to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
- snuff out — the charred or partly consumed portion of a candlewick.