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kill

[kil] / kɪl /
VERB
deprive of existence; destroy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassinate drown execute get hit massacre murder poison slaughter slay wipe out
STRONG
annihilate asphyxiate crucify dispatch dump electrocute eradicate erase exterminate extirpate finish garrote guillotine hang immolate liquidate lynch neutralize obliterate off sacrifice smother snuff strangle suffocate waste zap
WEAK
do away with do in polish off put away put to death rub out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
save
STRONG
free help leave alone let go maintain preserve
VERB
turn off; cancel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stop
STRONG
annul cease counteract deaden defeat extinguish forbid halt negative neutralize nix nullify prohibit quash quell recant refuse revoke ruin smother stifle still suppress veto
WEAK
X out shut off turn out
Antonyms
STRONG
OK aid allow approve assist authorize continue create encourage permit sanction start support validate
WEAK
begin initiate turn on

Example Sentences

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Residents of a New Jersey city mobilized within days to kill a planned data center -- and now activists nationwide want to know how they did it.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"I am the only one who speaks English but that's how we kill," RM raps in the cheeky Aliens, switching between English and Korean.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In the U.S., a combination of persistent drought and high costs in 2022 forced producers to kill 13.3% of the national beef cow herd, the highest proportion ever.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Curry told me—and it’s true that there have been ways to kill tanks about as long as there have been tanks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“If you know that, what good is it to kill the Immortal?” said Nighthand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell