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killed - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | kill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deprive of existence; destroy |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, asphyxiate, assassinate, crucify, dispatch, do away with*, do in*, drown, dump, electrocute, eradicate, erase*, execute, exterminate, extirpate, finish, get*, guillotine, hang, hit*, liquidate, lynch, massacre, murder, neutralize, obliterate, off*, poison, polish off*, put away*, rub out*, sacrifice, slaughter, slay, smother, snuff, strangle, suffocate, waste*, wipe out*, zap*, X-out, garrote, immolate, put to death |
| Antonyms: | bear, create, give birth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn off; cancel |
| Synonyms: | annul, cease, counteract, deaden, defeat, extinguish, forbid, halt, negative, neutralize, nix*, nullify, prohibit, quash, quell, recant, refuse, revoke, ruin, smother, stifle, still, stop, suppress, turn out, veto, scotch, shut off |
| Antonyms: | begin, initiate, start, turn on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | destroyed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruined |
| Synonyms: | broken, lost, obliterated, overwhelmed, ruined, smashed, wasted, wrecked, abolished, annihilated, blasted, blighted, consumed, demolished, devastated, devoured, disintegrated, eradicated, felled, gutted, incinerated, killed, ravaged, razed, sacked, shattered, torn down, totaled, wiped out |
| Antonyms: | intact, protected, restored, saved |
| Main Entry: | slain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slaughtered |
| Synonyms: | dead, assassinated, killed, murdered |
| Main Entry: | casualty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | victim |
| Synonyms: | dead, fatality, injured, loss, missing, prey, wounded, death toll, killed, sufferer |
| Main Entry: | fallen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dead |
| Synonyms: | casualty, lost, slain, killed, perished, slaughtered |
| Main Entry: | executed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | formally put to death |
| Synonyms: | fried*, shot, beheaded, crucified, electrocuted, garroted, gassed, guillotined, hanged, killed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | undone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | ruined |
| Synonyms: | destroyed, done for, washed-up, in trouble, killed, sunk, wiped out |
| Antonyms: | fine |
| Main Entry: | abolish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with or put an end to |
| Synonyms: | abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, call off, cancel, destroy, dissolve, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, extinguish, extirpate, finish, inhibit, invalidate, kill, negate, nix, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, overturn, prohibit, quash, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, scrub*, squelch, stamp out, subvert, supersede, suppress, terminate, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, wipe out, zap*, disestablish, put an end to, put kibosh on, put the kibosh on, set aside |
| Antonyms: | confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, legalize, promote, ratify, support, uphold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain; make laugh |
| Synonyms: | charm, cheer, crack up*, delight, divert, fracture*, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, occupy, panic*, please, put away*, regale, slay*, tickle, wow*, break one up, knock dead, make roll in the aisles |
| Notes: | the first meaning of amuse was 'to divert the attention of in order to mislead,' 'delude, deceive' and now means 'entertain, make smile or laugh'; bemuse means 'confuse, bewilder, puzzle' |
| Antonyms: | anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | annul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | void an agreement |
| Synonyms: | abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate, quash, recall, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub*, undo, vacate, vitiate, wipe out*, blot out, get off the hook, render null and void |
| Antonyms: | keep, restore, retain, validate, revalidate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assassinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | murder prominent or important person |
| Synonyms: | bump off*, do in*, eliminate, execute, hit, kill, knock off*, liquidate, slaughter, slay, gun down |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw attention |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on*, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out*, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out*, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay*, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | repel, repulse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch |
| Synonyms: | acquire, apprehend, capture, collar, gain, get, hook, kill, land, nab, nail, net, seize, shoot, take, trap |
| Antonyms: | lose |
| Main Entry: | behead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decapitate |
| Synonyms: | execute, guillotine, head, kill, neck, bring to the block, decollate |
| Main Entry: | blast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explode |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, blight, blow up, bomb, break up, burst, damage, dash, demolish, destroy, detonate, dynamite, injure, kill, ruin, shatter, shrivel, spoil, stunt, wither, wreck, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | call off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discontinue |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abort, break off, cancel, desist, drop, kill*, postpone, scrub*, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call off; erase |
| Synonyms: | X-out, abolish, abort, abrogate, annul, ax, black out, blot out, break, break off, countermand, cross out, cut, deface, delete, destroy, do away with, do in, efface, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, finish off*, go back on one's word, kill, obliterate, off*, omit, quash, remove, render invalid, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, rub out, scratch out, scrub*, sink*, smash, squash, stamp across, strike out, torpedo*, total*, trash*, trim*, undo, wash out*, wipe out*, wipe slate clean, zap* |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, arrange, establish, permit, uphold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock out*, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, send*, slay*, spell*, take*, tickle, transport, turn on*, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, wow*, ensorcell, knock dead, put under a spell, sweep off feet, tickle pink, win over |
| Antonyms: | displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | choke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smother, block |
| Synonyms: | asphyxiate, bar, check, clog, close, constrict, dam, die, drown, fill, gag, gasp, kill, noose, obstruct, occlude, overpower, retard, squeeze, stifle, stop, stopper, strangle, stuff, stunt, suffocate, suppress, throttle, wring, congest, garrote, gibbet, strangulate |
| Antonyms: | release, unblock, unconstrict |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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