Definitions

burn down

VERB

refute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contradict counter disprove expose oppose quash rebut repudiate squelch

STRONG

abnegate break burn cancel confute contend contravene convict crush debate demolish disclaim dispute evert explode gainsay invalidate negate overthrow parry silence top

WEAK

argue against blow sky-high cancel out disconfirm dispose of give the lie to give thumbs down to reply to shoot down shoot full of holes show up take a stand against tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree aid allow approve assist concede help support

STRONG

concur endorse fix give in go along lose permit prove release surrender uphold yield

WEAK

ratify sanction

Example Sentences

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And each day my candle would burn down a little more, until it was nothing.

From Literature

And he was here now after the dream had burned down.

From Los Angeles Times

And it would speed up-front payments to policyholders whose homes have burned down.

From Los Angeles Times

Drummer Griffin Goldsmith’s Altadena home was destroyed last January, while singer-guitarist Taylor Goldsmith lost his nearby recording studio and its decades’ worth of musical gear; the siblings’ parents’ house in Altadena burned down, as well.

From Los Angeles Times

"The Commons could burn down at any time."

From BBC

burn down

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