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Synonyms for destroys
verb demolish, devastate- consume
- crush
- damage
- dismantle
- end
- eradicate
- gut
- impair
- kill
- maim
- ravage
- raze
- ruin
- sabotage
- shatter
- smash
- wipe out
- wreck
- abort
- annihilate
- annul
- axe
- butcher
- cream
- deface
- desolate
- despoil
- dispatch
- erase
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- level
- liquidate
- mar
- maraud
- mutilate
- nuke
- nullify
- overturn
- quash
- quell
- ravish
- slay
- suppress
- torpedo
- total
- trash
- vaporize
- waste
- wax
- zap
- blot out
- break down
- lay waste
- snuff out
- spoliate
- stamp out
- swallow up
- tear down
Antonyms for destroys
- aid
- assist
- bear
- begin
- build
- construct
- create
- fix
- give birth
- help
- lose
- mend
- repair
- start
- improve
- keep
- preserve
- retain
- save
- validate
- restore
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.