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DEMOLISHES Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word demolishes. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word demolishes. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for DEMOLISHES

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annihilates
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

bulldozes
verbv
verb

• flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

destroys
verbv
verb

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

devastates
verbv
verb

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• overwhelm or overpower

flattens
verbv
verb

• make flat or flatter

• become flat or flatter

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

levels
nounn
noun

• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

• a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• height above ground

• indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid

• a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line

• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

• a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

adjective satellite

• having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

• not showing abrupt variations

• being on a precise horizontal plane

• oriented at right angles to the plumb

• of the score in a contest

verb

• aim at

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

• make level or straight

• direct into a position for use

• talk frankly with; lay it on the line

• become level or even

obliterates
verbv
adjective satellite

• reduced to nothingness

verb

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

• remove completely from recognition or memory

• do away with completely, without leaving a trace

pulverizes
verbv
verb

• make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

• destroy completely

• become powder or dust

razes
verbv
verb

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

wrecks
verbv
noun

• something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

• an accident that destroys a ship at sea

• a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

• a ship that has been destroyed at sea

verb

• smash or break forcefully

consume
verbv
verb

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• spend extravagantly

• destroy completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• engage fully

destroy
verbv
verb

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

devour
verbv
verb

• to consume

• enjoy avidly

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• eat greedily

down
verb, adverbv, adv
adjective

• being or moving lower in position or less in some value

noun

• soft fine feathers

• English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

• (American football) a complete play to advance the football

• (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

• fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

adverb

• spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

• away from a more central or a more northerly place

• paid in cash at time of purchase

• from an earlier time

• to a lower intensity

• in an inactive or inoperative state

adjective satellite

• extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

• becoming progressively lower

• being put out in a game of baseball

• understood perfectly

• lower than previously

• shut

• not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

verb

• drink down entirely

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• bring down or defeat (an opponent)

• shoot at and force to come down

• cause to come or go down

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

pulverise
verbv
verb

• destroy completely

• become powder or dust

• make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

pulverize
verbv
verb

• make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

• destroy completely

• become powder or dust

go through
verbv
verb

• undergo or live through a difficult experience

• apply thoroughly; think through

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

Best Hypernyms For DEMOLISHES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for demolishes, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
destroy destruct annihilate defeat dismantle finish obliterate overcome ruin wreck
Phrases (3)
eat upget the better ofpolish off

Alternatives for ANNIHILATES

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