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  1. annihilate
    do away with completely, without leaving a trace
  2. blast
    shatter as if by explosion
  3. blemish
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  4. blight
    have a negative or detrimental effect on
  5. blow up
    burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"
  6. bomb
    throw bombs at or attack with bombs
  7. butcher
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  8. clobber
    strike violently and repeatedly
  9. crash
    collide and undergo damage or destruction on impact
  10. crush
    compress with force, out of natural shape or condition
  11. damage
    inflict harm upon
  12. dash
    break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
  13. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  14. deface
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  15. demolish
    destroy completely
  16. devastate
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  17. disfigure
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  18. dismantle
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  19. disrupt
    throw into disorder
  20. drub
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  21. dynamite
    blow up with an explosive
  22. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
  23. end
    put an end to
  24. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  25. erase
    remove by or as if by rubbing
  26. explode
    burst outward, usually with noise
  27. exterminate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  28. extinguish
    put an end to by crushing
  29. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  30. flatten
    make flat or flatter
  31. foul up
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  32. harm
    cause or do harm to
  33. impair
    make worse or less effective
  34. injure
    cause damage or affect negatively
  35. kill
    end or extinguish by forceful means
  36. knock down
    knock down with force
  37. level
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  38. lick
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  39. liquidate
    get rid of by killing
  40. louse up
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  41. mar
    destroy or injure severely
  42. massacre
    kill a large number of people indiscriminately
  43. mess up
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  44. muck up
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  45. murder
    kill intentionally and with premeditation
  46. obliterate
    do away with completely, without leaving a trace
  47. overwhelm
    overcome by superior force
  48. pull down
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  49. pulverize
    destroy completely
  50. quash
    put down by force or intimidation
  51. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  52. ravage
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  53. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  54. root out
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  55. rout
    defeat with dire consequences
  56. rub out
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  57. ruin
    destroy completely; damage irreparably
  58. sabotage
    destroy property or hinder normal operations
  59. scar
    mark with an indication of damage
  60. screw up
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  61. shatter
    damage or destroy
  62. skunk
    defeat by a lurch
  63. slaughter
    kill a large number of people indiscriminately
  64. smash
    damage or destroy as if by violence
  65. snuff out
    put an end to; kill
  66. spoil
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  67. take out
    take out or remove
  68. tear down
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  69. terminate
    bring to an end or halt
  70. thrash
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  71. torpedo
    attack or hit with self-propelled underwater projectiles
  72. trounce
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  73. undo
    cause the ruin or downfall of
  74. upset
    defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
  75. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  76. vitiate
    make imperfect
  77. waste
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  78. whip
    defeat thoroughly
  79. wipe out
    eliminate completely and without a trace
  80. wreck
    smash or break forcefully
Created on Mon Apr 15 12:15:46 EDT 2024 (updated Mon Apr 15 12:51:34 EDT 2024)

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