NUKE Synonyms
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 | ||||||||