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- pronunciation:
- dih
stroI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
destroys, destroying, destroyed |
| definition 1: |
to damage beyond repair; ruin.
The fire destroyed the entire building.Most of the city was destroyed by the bombings.- synonyms:
- break, demolish, ruin, smash, total, wipe out, wreck
- similar words:
- annihilate, assassinate, blast, blight, bust, consume, damage, decimate, desolate, devastate, end, gut, harry, level, mangle, pulverize, rape, ravage, raze, shatter, spoil, trash, waste, zap
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| definition 2: |
to put an end to.
Losing in the first round destroyed her dream of winning the championship.- synonyms:
- extinguish, kill, wipe out, wreck
- antonyms:
- create
- similar words:
- abolish, annihilate, bust, choke, crush, demolish, devastate, end, eradicate, extirpate, pulverize, quash, quell, sever, spoil, squash, stifle, stop, subdue, suppress, terminate, trample
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| definition 3: |
to kill.
Many animals in shelters eventually have to be destroyed.- synonyms:
- finish, kill, slay, waste, wipe out, zap
- similar words:
- assassinate, end, liquidate, murder, slaughter, take
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| definition 4: |
to make useless.
Renewed incidents of violence destroyed recent efforts being made toward peace.- synonyms:
- counteract, invalidate, negate, nullify, overcome
- similar words:
- annul, cancel, debilitate, maim, neutralize, override, undermine, weaken
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| related words: |
abrogate, blow up, burst, corrode, cripple, cross, dash, demolish, devour, disintegrate, dispel, efface, eliminate, exterminate, finish, mine, obliterate, overthrow, overwhelm, poison, reduce, remove, slay, thrash, wash, wither |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be destructive; harm or ruin.
He has the power to create or to destroy.- antonyms:
- create
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| related words: |
kill, prey, ravage |
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