DESTRUCTS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word destructs. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DESTRUCTS
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damages | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | ||||||||
annihilates | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||||
demolishes | verbv | |||||||
verb • destroy completely • ruin or destroy • eat up completely, as with great appetite • defeat soundly and humiliatingly | ||||||||
devastates | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • overwhelm or overpower | ||||||||
dismantles | verbv | |||||||
verb • tear down so as to make flat with the ground • take apart into its constituent pieces • take off or remove | ||||||||
eradicates | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
ruins | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction • a ruined building • the process of becoming dilapidated • an event that results in destruction • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined verb • destroy completely; damage irreparably • destroy or cause to fail • reduce to bankruptcy • reduce to ruins • deprive of virginity • fall into ruin | ||||||||
smashes | verbv | |||||||
noun • a vigorous blow • a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) • a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head • the act of colliding with something • a conspicuous success adverb • with a loud crash verb • hit with great force • break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over • reduce to bankruptcy • hit violently • humiliate or depress completely • damage or destroy as if by violence • hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke • collide or strike violently and suddenly • overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) • break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 |