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destroys

VERB

demolish, devastate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consume crush damage dismantle end eradicate gut impair kill maim ravage raze ruin sabotage shatter smash wipe out wreck

STRONG

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

WEAK

blot out break down lay waste snuff out spoliate stamp out swallow up tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist bear begin build construct create fix give birth help lose mend repair start

STRONG

improve keep preserve retain save validate

WEAK

restore

Example Sentences

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A new species of "killer fungus" has been discovered in Britain that destroys an aggressively invasive plant, raising hopes that decimated native habitats could be restored.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

If voluntarily storing information with Google destroys Fourth Amendment protection, he suggested, why would the same logic not apply to email, documents, cloud photographs, or calendars?

From Slate • May 20, 2026

To be sure, not every production stoppage destroys a well, and Iranian engineers have experience managing production under sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Once inside a tumor cell, the virus destroys it and then produces copies of itself that move on to infect neighboring cancer cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Potentiation seems to take place when one compound destroys the liver enzyme responsible for detoxifying the other.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson