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Type Words
Synonyms put down
Type of kill


The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid.
Type Words
Synonyms ruin
Has types consume, devour, break, burn, burn down, bust, bust up, desolate, despoil, devastate, do a job on, explode, fire, get, harry, kick down, kick in, lay waste to, plunder, rape, ravage, scourge, shipwreck, spoil, subvert, vandalise, vandalize, violate, wash out, waste, wrack, wreck
Derivation destroyer, destructible, destruction
Type Words
Synonyms demolish
Type of defeat, overcome, get the better of
Has types smash, swallow, cut to ribbons
Type Words
Synonyms destruct
Type of unmake, undo
Has types break apart, level, demolish, sweep away, pull down, pulverise, pulverize, take apart, rase, demyelinate, take down, tear down, destruct, raze, root out, dilapidate, disassemble, dismantle, do away with, eliminate, end, eradicate, self-destroy, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, self-destruct, fracture, uproot, kill, wipe out, get rid of, break up, interdict
Derivation destructive, destroyer, destructible, destruction


The fire destroyed the house.

Examples of destroy

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They can point to Asian wood-boring beetles, which can destroy American forests.
From the omaha.com
The guy is a machine and he pounds the skins like his intent is to destroy them.
From the ocregister.com
You'd think to be taken seriously they would at least loot or destroy something.
From the economist.com
Israel has done its utmost militarily and economically to destroy Hamas in Gaza.
From the independent.co.uk
It'll take a 14-mile-wide meteor impact to destroy the biosphere of this planet.
From the independent.co.uk
They should be using their resources to destroy the plants containing narcotics.
From the telegraph.co.uk
There is no question, apartments destroy property values within close proximity.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It will be forced to evolve to something less dangerous or it'll destroy itself.
From the techcrunch.com
It will destroy business and jobs in Coober Pedy and the remote outback regions.
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More examples
  • Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
  • Destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
  • Demolish: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
  • Put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
  • (destroyed) spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind"
  • Destroyed physically or morally
  • Destroy! was an American crust punk band from Minneapolis from 1988 to 1994. Vocalist Felix Havoc founded Havoc Records in 1992 as a vehicle for Destroy!'s Burn this Racist System Down 7" EP.
  • Destroy is the fifth full length album by Hungarian thrash metal band, Ektomorf.
  • Destroyed is the second studio album by punk band Sloppy Seconds. It was released in 1990 on Musical Tragedies/Toxic Shock. The album cover is a parody of the Kiss album Destroyer from 1976.