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NUKE Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word nuke. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word nuke. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for NUKE

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annihilate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

obliterate
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

blast
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a very long fly ball

• a sudden very loud noise

• a strong current of air

• an explosion (as of dynamite)

• a highly pleasurable or exciting experience

• intense adverse criticism

verb

• make a strident sound

• hit with great force

• use explosives on

• apply a draft or strong wind to to

• create by using explosives

• make with or as if with an explosion

• fire a shot; release

• criticize harshly or violently

• shatter as if by explosion

• shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly

bomb
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

• strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion

• an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

verb

• throw bombs at or attack with bombs

• fail to get a passing grade

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

detonate
verbv
verb

• cause to burst with a violent release of energy

• burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

alcove
nounn
noun

• a small recess opening off a larger room

devastate
verbv
verb

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• overwhelm or overpower

fardel
nounn
noun

• a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)

niche
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it

• a small concavity

• an enclosure that is set back or indented

• (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

recess
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a state of abeyance or suspended business

• a small concavity

• an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

• an enclosure that is set back or indented

• a pause from doing something (as work)

verb

• put into a recess

• make a recess in

• close at the end of a session

zap
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

verb

• strike suddenly and with force

• kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

• strike at with firepower or bombs

• cook or heat in a microwave oven

ancone
nounn
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atom-bomb
nounn
verb

• bomb with atomic weapons

atomise
verbv
verb

• spray very finely

• strike at with firepower or bombs

• break up into small particles

atomize
verbv
verb

• spray very finely

• strike at with firepower or bombs

• break up into small particles

micro-cook
verb, nounv, n
verb

• cook or heat in a microwave oven

microwave
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data

• kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food

verb

• cook or heat in a microwave oven

atomic warhead
nounn
noun

• the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

nuclear warhead
nounn
noun

• the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

Best Hypernyms For NUKE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for nuke, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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bomb bombard cook load payload warhead

Alternatives for ANNIHILATE

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