80 entries under destroy topic. ×

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eradicate(verb, separate, remove, crush)
11
extirpate(verb, separate, remove, crush)
9
uproot(verb, separate, remove, eliminate)
9
exterminate(verb, remove, crush, obscure)
6
annihilate(verb, remove, obscure, kill)
6
eliminate(verb, remove, obscure, kill)
5
liquidate(verb, remove, crush, obscure)
5
wipe out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove)
4
weed out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, remove)
3
abate(verb, remove, crush, kill)
3
blot out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove)
3
demolish(verb, remove, crush, kill)
3
kill(verb, remove, obscure, eliminate)
3
murder(verb, crush, kill, demolish)
3
remove(verb, eliminate, overthrow, abate)
3
take out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, remove)
2
abolish(verb, remove, crush, kill)
2
cut(verb, obscure, kill, eliminate)
2
erase(verb, remove, crush, obscure)
2
expunge(verb, remove, crush, obscure)
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APASmart Define. (2015). root out thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/root_out/thesaurus/synonyms
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