DECIMATES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word decimates. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| annihilates | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| annihilate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| decimalize | verbv | |||||
verb • change from fractions to decimals • change to the decimal system | ||||||
| devastate | verbv | |||||
verb • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • overwhelm or overpower | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| tithe | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a levy of one tenth of something • an offering of a tenth part of some personal income verb • exact a tithe from • levy a tithe on (produce or a crop) • pay a tenth of one's income; pay one tenth of, especially to the church | ||||||
| carry off | verbv | |||||
verb • be successful; achieve a goal • remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
