SELF-DESTROY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word self-destroy. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SELF-DESTROY
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| abolish | verb v | |||||
verb • do away with | ||||||
| annihilate | verb v | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| cancel | verb v | |||||
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 | verb v | |||||
verb • kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| demolish | verb v | |||||
verb • destroy completely • ruin or destroy • eat up completely, as with great appetite • defeat soundly and humiliatingly | ||||||
| efface | verb v | |||||
verb • remove completely from recognition or memory • make inconspicuous • remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | ||||||
| eliminate | verb v | |||||
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 | verb v | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||
| erase | verb v | |||||
verb • remove from memory or existence • remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing • wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | ||||||
| exterminate | verb v | |||||
verb • kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||
| extinguish | verb v | |||||
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 | verb v | |||||
verb • destroy completely, as if down to the roots • pull up by or as if by the roots • surgically remove (an organ) | ||||||
| nullify | verb v | |||||
verb • declare invalid • show to be invalid • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||
| obliterate | verb v | |||||
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, noun v, 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 | verb v | |||||
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 | verb v | |||||
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 | verb v | |||||
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 | verb v | |||||
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 | verb v | |||||
verb • do away with oneself or itself | ||||||