80 entries under destroy topic. ×

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remove(verb, drop, take, separate, discharge)
3
cast down(verb, expression, upset, drop, reduce)
3
cut down(expression, reduce, hit, damage)
3
downgrade(verb, reduce, damage, criticize)
3
flatten(verb, drop, abandon, yield)
2
belittle(verb, reduce, crush, damage)
2
bemean(verb, upset, reduce, crush)
2
bulldoze(verb, beat, defeat, overcome)
2
cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, reduce)
2
decry(verb, reduce, damage, diminish)
2
depose(verb, separate, remove, reduce, discharge)
2
derogate(verb, reduce, damage, diminish)
2
detract(verb, reduce, damage, diminish)
2
discredit(verb, upset, reduce, crush)
2
disparage(verb, reduce, damage, diminish)
2
pan(verb, study, reduce, hit)
2
run down(verb, expression, reduce, crush)
2
shoot down(verb, expression, beat, reduce, defeat)
2
slam(verb, reduce, hit, crush)
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take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, upset, reduce)
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APASmart Define. (2015). take down thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/take_down/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, take down thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/take_down/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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