Definitions

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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In the 1990s, it was out-of-town shopping centres that were predicted to kill off High Streets; then it was online shopping, then working from home.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Now, when a fire occurs, it has enough fuel to kill the majority of a forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“AI may eventually kill off jobs, but that time is not now,” said Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The new therapy differs from Novartis’s approved Pluvicto prostate-cancer treatment in the radioisotope it uses to kill cancer cells, Vontobel says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Oh god. My mom is going to kill me. She’s probably inventing a device right now so she can punish me for the rest of my life.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

kill

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