English

Detailed Synonyms for destroy in English

destroy:

to destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)

  1. to destroy
    to destroy; to devastate; to ruin; to lay waste
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • devastate verbe (devastates, devastated, devastating)
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
    • lay waste verbe (lays waste, laid waste, laying waste)
  2. to destroy
    to demolish; to break down; to tear down; to break up; to destroy; to wreck; tear loose; to pull down; to take down; to get down; to drag down
    • demolish verbe (demolishes, demolished, demolishing)
    • break down verbe (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • tear down verbe (tears down, tore down, tearing down)
    • break up verbe (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • wreck verbe (wrecks, wrecked, wrecking)
    • tear loose verbe
    • pull down verbe (pulls down, pulled down, pulling down)
    • take down verbe (takes down, took down, taking down)
    • get down verbe (gets down, got down, getting down)
    • drag down verbe (drags down, dragged down, dragging down)
  3. to destroy
    to destroy; to break; to wreck; to break into pieces
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • break verbe (breaks, broke, breaking)
    • wreck verbe (wrecks, wrecked, wrecking)
    • break into pieces verbe (breaks into pieces, broke into pieces, breaking into pieces)
  4. to destroy
    to blow; to destroy; to ruin
    • blow verbe (blows, blew, blowing)
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
  5. to destroy
    to exterminate; to destroy
    • exterminate verbe (exterminates, exterminated, exterminating)
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
  6. to destroy
    – defeat soundly 1
    to destroy; to demolish
    – defeat soundly 1
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • demolish verbe (demolishes, demolished, demolishing)
      • The home team demolished the visitors1
  7. to destroy
    – put (an animal) to death 1
    to destroy; to put down
    – put (an animal) to death 1
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
      • The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid1
    • put down verbe (puts down, put down, putting down)
      • the sick cat had to be put down1
  8. to destroy
    – destroy completely; damage irreparably 1
    to destroy; to ruin
    – destroy completely; damage irreparably 1
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
    • ruin verbe (ruins, ruined, ruining)
      • You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!1
      • The tears ruined her make-up1
  9. to destroy
    – do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of 1
    to destroy; destruct
    – do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of 1
    • destroy verbe (destroies, destroyed, destroying)
      • The fire destroyed the house1
    • destruct verbe

Conjugations for destroy:

present
  1. destroy
  2. destroy
  3. destroies
  4. destroy
  5. destroy
  6. destroy
simple past
  1. destroyed
  2. destroyed
  3. destroyed
  4. destroyed
  5. destroyed
  6. destroyed
present perfect
  1. have destroyed
  2. have destroyed
  3. has destroyed
  4. have destroyed
  5. have destroyed
  6. have destroyed
past continuous
  1. was destroying
  2. were destroying
  3. was destroying
  4. were destroying
  5. were destroying
  6. were destroying
future
  1. shall destroy
  2. will destroy
  3. will destroy
  4. shall destroy
  5. will destroy
  6. will destroy
continuous present
  1. am destroying
  2. are destroying
  3. is destroying
  4. are destroying
  5. are destroying
  6. are destroying
subjunctive
  1. be destroyed
  2. be destroyed
  3. be destroyed
  4. be destroyed
  5. be destroyed
  6. be destroyed
diverse
  1. destroy!
  2. let's destroy!
  3. destroyed
  4. destroying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "destroy":

  1. defeat soundly1
  2. put (an animal) to death1
    • The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid1
  3. destroy completely; damage irreparably1
  4. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of1
    • The fire destroyed the house1

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