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SELF-DESTROY Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word self-destroy. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word self-destroy. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SELF-DESTROY

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abolish
verbv
verb

• do away with

annihilate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

cancel
verbv
noun

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

verb

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• make up for

• declare null and void; make ineffective

• remove or make invisible

• make invalid for use

decimate
verbv
verb

• kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

• kill in large numbers

demolish
verbv
verb

• destroy completely

• ruin or destroy

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

efface
verbv
verb

• remove completely from recognition or memory

• make inconspicuous

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

eliminate
verbv
verb

• terminate, end, or take out

• get rid of something

• kill in large numbers

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

• eliminate from the body

• remove from a contest or race

• remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

eradicate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

erase
verbv
verb

• remove from memory or existence

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

exterminate
verbv
verb

• kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

extinguish
verbv
verb

• extinguish by crushing

• put an end to; kill

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• terminate, end, or take out

• kill in large numbers

extirpate
verbv
verb

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

• pull up by or as if by the roots

• surgically remove (an organ)

nullify
verbv
verb

• declare invalid

• show to be invalid

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

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

ruin
verb, nounv, n
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

subvert
verbv
verb

• cause the downfall of; of rulers

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• to raze to the ground, also figuratively

terminate
verbv
verb

• bring to an end or halt

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

undo
verbv
verb

• cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

• deprive of certain characteristics

• cause the ruin or downfall of

• cause to become loose

• remove the outer cover or wrapping of

wipe out
verbv
verb

• use up (resources or materials)

• kill in large numbers

• eliminate completely and without a trace

• remove from memory or existence

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• wipe out the effect of something

self-destruct
verbv
verb

• do away with oneself or itself

Best Hypernyms For SELF-DESTROY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for self-destroy, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for ABOLISH

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