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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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When this system is suppressed, cholera struggles to kill competing bacteria and cannot easily take over the intestinal environment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 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

Maybe rising mortgage rates didn’t kill home buyers’ appetite this spring after all.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The agent managed to rewrite its own code to avoid the kill switch, then posted about the blocking.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Nanuq didn’t feel the cold, but that wasn’t what was going to kill him.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz