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

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destroys

"It destroys people's confidence not only in the railways but institutions in general," Camas warns.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The cell destroys the disease-causing protein by cleaving it into short peptides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

They are named after black widow spiders because of the way the neutron star gradually destroys its partner.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Zoe nearly destroys Rushville to save herself, while John almost violates his principles to seize the ring from Hal, per the Guardians’ orders, and take out Zoe.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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