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What is another word for
devastates
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To physically destroy or ruin
To overcome, or be overcome, with mental or emotional stress or trauma
To mentally or physically hurt or traumatize
To destroy or damage the value or quality of
To dishearten or demoralize one's spirit
To influence, usually emotionally
To feel, or cause to feel, great distress or anguish
To forcefully or violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
To take violent or aggressive action against
To be victorious over
To offend the moral feelings of
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Verb
▲
To physically destroy or ruin
destroys
ruins
wrecks
demolishes
smashes
shatters
annihilates
razes
ravages
totals
desolates
wastes
decimates
pulverises
UK
pulverizes
US
spoils
extinguishes
creams
wracks
vaporises
UK
vaporizes
US
trashes
nukes
despoils
pillages
levels
sacks
plunders
desecrates
depredates
ransacks
raids
spoliates
flattens
devours
scourges
tears down
pulls down
rubs out
does in
lays waste
wreaks havoc on
stamps out
leaves in ruins
razes to the ground
wipes off the map
leaves desolate
takes apart
obliterates
wipes out
guts
exterminates
robs
marauds
loots
erases
crushes
eradicates
expunges
rifles
breaks up
bulldozes
extirpates
strips
knocks down
effaces
eliminates
dismantles
reaves
liquidates
removes
cancels
abolishes
overwhelms
rapes
bombs
unbuilds
lays waste to
blows up
damages
quashes
consumes
kills
wipes off the face of the earth
zaps
fleeces
topples
blots out
snuffs out
takes out
blows to bits
prostrates
tramples
undoes
dynamites
torpedoes
ravishes
vandalizes
US
incinerates
destructs
dilapidates
wreaks havoc
deletes
burns
vandalises
UK
roots out
finishes off
wipes from the face of the earth
blacks out
sweeps away
cleans up
reduces to ruins
attacks
assaults
fells
crashes
havocs
disrupts
upsets
batters
slaughters
blasts
harries
massacres
forages
reduces
burgles
excises
sinks
takes
breaks down
squashes
takes down
blows away
blows to pieces
knocks to pieces
does away with
blows sky-high
steals from
moonlight requisitions
sticks up
throws down
axes
US
strikes out
puts paid to
assails
lowers
impairs
terminates
ends
disassembles
dispatches
strikes
overruns
wipes
suppresses
wipes off
checks
pirates
scrubs out
butchers
executes
makes desolate
tears apart
smites
explodes
denudes
burns away
lays low
tears to pieces
rustles
mutilates
breaks
maims
overcomes
rips down
messes up
brings down
takes away
puts down
turns over
plays mischief with
creates chaos
ram-raids
cuts down
kills off
commits genocide
cuts a swath through
bombards
shells
burglarizes
US
grabs
cannonades
beats
benothings
strafes
pounds
clears out
nixes
scratches
offs
finishes
scrubs
cuts
covers
obscures
defeats
does over
rips off
scorches
barrages
torches
hits
gets rid of
blocks out
rubs off
washes out
shoots down
blanks out
inks out
removes all traces of
knocks out
knocks off
blues pencil
marks out
wipes off face of earth
scores out
KO's
destroys root and branch
crossing out
overturns
targets
scalds
combusts
blitzes
subverts
carbonises
UK
cremates
carbonizes
US
scatters
unmakes
blows down
mows down
tears up
destroys by fire
reduces to ashes
burns down
burns to the ground
burns up
burns to a crisp
casts down
scratchs out
more ❯
“No longer shall the wrath or ambition of kings
devastate
the earth with war and violence.”
Verb
▲
To overcome, or be overcome, with mental or emotional stress or trauma
traumatises
UK
traumatizes
US
crushes
overwhelms
overpowers
overcomes
prostrates
floors
whelms
overmasters
swamps
oppresses
stuns
distresses
upsets
dazes
shatters
shocks
grinds down
snows under
knocks for six
knocks sideways
knocks the stuffing out of
disturbs
demoralizes
US
demoralises
UK
gets to
overloads
smothers
breaks someone's heart
stirs
moves
impresses
strikes
touches
shakes
affects
dazzles
spellbinds
bowls over
blows away
takes aback
leaves speechless
sweeps over
sweeps someone off their feet
hits for six
discourages
disheartens
dispirits
depresses
dejects
daunts
cows
casts down
dismays
saddens
chills
dampens
dashes
damps
subdues
gives someone the blues
unnerves
unmans
frustrates
saps
throws
enervates
undermines
desolates
weighs down
pours cold water on
makes someone fed up
weighs heavily on
brings low
gets down
throws cold water on
deters
weakens
debilitates
deflates
disappoints
humiliates
grieves
disparages
humbles
makes despondent
hangs over
makes sad
makes downhearted
bums out
burdens
makes dejected
haunts
makes unhappy
harrows
mortifies
puts down
brings down
brings tears to your eyes
causes suffering to
disinclines
dashes hopes
makes gloomy
puts a damper on
indisposes
dumbfounds
abashes
chagrins
flattens
takes down
chastens
belittles
shoots down
lets wind out of sails
snubs
takes down a peg or two
quashes
takes the wind out of your sails
squashes
cuts down to size
disconcerts
unsettles
rattles
devitalizes
blows up
psychs out
embarrasses
disorders
enfeebles
cripples
muddles
nonplusses
disempowers
disarranges
discountenances
troubles
tries
runs down
drags
wearies
abases
harshes someone's mellow
torments
makes desolate
bugs
darkens
perturbs
drains
bothers
turns off
keeps under
dulls
afflicts
ails
casts a gloom upon
beats down
aggrieves
fazes
bears down
reduces to tears
beats
dampens spirits
more ❯
“I'd waited all day dreading the outcome of the CT scan, but never really accepting or believing that the news would
devastate
us both.”
Verb
▲
To mentally or physically hurt or traumatize
distresses
upsets
pains
stings
disturbs
offends
outrages
hurts
bothers
shocks
troubles
grieves
mortifies
traumatises
UK
traumatizes
US
overwhelms
dismays
gets
stresses
torments
dumps on
inflicts trauma
knocks for six
puts down
shakes up
hurts somebody's feelings
cuts to the quick
saddens
worries
wounds
aggrieves
depresses
afflicts
agonizes
US
galls
agonises
UK
unsettles
perturbs
harrows
tears apart
agitates
crushes
injures
hits hard
breaks the heart of
causes suffering to
annoys
irks
angers
vexes
displeases
irritates
disgusts
disgruntles
bugs
affronts
ails
miffs
exasperates
needles
riles
horrifies
plagues
peeves
perplexes
pesters
excruciates
repulses
discombobulates
disquiets
piques
disobliges
jars
frets
discommodes
dogs
nettles
repels
chafes
fazes
sickens
slights
nauseates
gets to
bleeds
nags at
causes offense
turns off
burns up
mourns
ticks off
eats at
discomfits
causes anguish
causes sorrow
causes suffering
lambastes
gives offence to
makes unhappy
pushes the buttons of
thumbs nose at
oppresses
harasses
burdens
tortures
dejects
weighs down
dispirits
disheartens
gnaws at
makes miserable
casts down
discourages
bums out
disconcerts
concerns
strains
anguishes
tries
nags
racks
desolates
besets
discomposes
sears
gets down
alarms
makes wretched
causes anguish to
dashes
hassles
shakes
haunts
affects
bedevils
curses
moves
makes sad
harries
ruffles
brings down
crucifies
fusses
daunts
rattles
discomforts
presses
dampens spirits
hangs over
gives a hard time
persecutes
brings tears to your eyes
weighs heavily on
makes despondent
makes gloomy
disses
besieges
unnerves
narks
flusters
taxes
discountenances
martyrs
throws
stews
demoralizes
US
spooks
hacks off
breaks one's heart
frazzles
unhinges
derails
makes blue
drags down
inconveniences
psychs
puts a damper on
puts into a funk
distracts
alarums
distempers
flurries
sweats
fears
hagrides
confounds
indisposes
undoes
stirs up
debilitates
cuts up
makes waves
flips out
pricks
cuts
gets at
freaks out
picks on
floors
demoralises
UK
pothers
obsesses
causes trouble to
gives someone grief
weirds out
preys on
casts a gloom upon
makes anxious
chagrins
preys on your mind
throws off balance
gives someone the blues
knocks the stuffing out of
makes someone fed up
knocks sideways
dashes hopes
throws cold water on
pours cold water on
breaks someone's heart
pierces
bruises
rends
touches
wrings
shatters
tears
guts
frightens
incommodes
causes agony to
chills
stabs
disappoints
overcharges
lies heavy on
presses down on
wearies
drains
flips
incapacitates
crazes
turns
cramps
bewilders
dampens
weighs
goads
eggs on
fires up
winds up
drags
damps
darkens
cows
beats
abases
dulls
enervates
gives it to
dishes it out
sticks it to
dishes out
gets across
gets someone
lays up
turns on
keys up
reduces to tears
runs down
causes pain
causes someone distress
insults
makes a scene
rocks the boat
takes over
deplores
downs
panics
beats down
takes control of
gets on your wick
makes desolate
keeps under
gets on one's nerves
bears down
harshes someone's mellow
hounds
niggles
disrespects
rankles with
puzzles
slaps
eats away at
causes to panic
causes anxiety
exercises
straps
pushes
breaks
tantalizes
US
tantalises
UK
nit-picks
grinds
chastens
interrupts
casts a gloom on
causes concern to
causes discomfort to
pushes buttons
makes uneasy
makes uncomfortable
arouses anxiety in
weighs on
gives a bad time
hacks you off
drives up the wall
makes it tough for
does a number on
broods
does in
tears to pieces
mopes
hurts the feelings of
sighs
sorrows
pines
upsets oneself
feels unhappy
concerns oneself
feels uneasy
carries a heavy load
loses sleep over
loses sleep
gets into a dither
carps
fumes
sweats it out
distresses oneself
smites
blights
pursues
grips
strikes
takes
visits
buffets
more ❯
“He's trying to hurt me,
devastate
me with his words, and if I still didn't have one son to care for, I would have felt the blow much harder, just as he intended.”
Verb
▲
To destroy or damage the value or quality of
spoils
ruins
damages
destroys
wrecks
harms
injures
hurts
defaces
disfigures
ravages
compromises
cripples
blemishes
blights
smashes
demolishes
sabotages
breaks
despoils
pillages
flaws
vitiates
plunders
impairs
trashes
sacks
totals
endamages
scuppers
desecrates
defiles
torpedoes
desolates
depredates
scotches
crabs
bloodies
spoliates
scars
undoes
dashes
debases
nixes
blasts
queers
banjaxes
blows
upsets
disfeatures
euchres
cruels
prejudices
blots
squashes
messes up
fouls up
louses up
screws up
crosses up
makes a mess of
blows a hole in
does for
puts the kibosh on
brings to naught
mucks up
takes apart
ballses up
balls up
makes useless
shatters
crushes
annihilates
decimates
razes
wastes
dishes
pulverizes
US
undermines
extinguishes
pulverises
UK
vaporizes
US
wracks
nukes
creams
disrupts
does in
thwarts
vaporises
UK
tears down
rubs out
defeats
frustrates
foils
wreaks havoc on
puts paid to
plays havoc with
stymies
vandalizes
US
vandalises
UK
wipes out
pulls down
quashes
mangles
taints
puts an end to
botches
hinders
poisons
overwhelms
contaminates
ends
prevents
pollutes
breaks up
corrupts
quells
sinks
guts
throws a spanner in the works
weakens
brings down
throws a monkey wrench in the works of
obliterates
writes off
dismantles
dilapidates
overthrows
puts a stop to
brings to an end
hampers
lays waste
overturns
crashes
subverts
afflicts
infects
puts the lid on
attacks
nullifies
smashes up
eradicates
threatens
wracks up
brings to ruin
obstructs
overcomes
abuses
tarnishes
stains
disables
sullies
kills
wears away
smirches
bodges
topples
does damage to
corrodes
neutralizes
US
puts at risk
maims
batters
ruinates
clobbers
neutralises
UK
disintegrates
makes a hash of
ravishes
busts
prangs
mullers
cancels out
renders ineffective
levels
damages beyond repair
reduces to rubble
leaves in ruins
cracks up
reduces to nothing
dashes to pieces
lays in ruins
blows up
puts out of commission
interrupts
endangers
terminates
jeopardizes
US
imperils
dispatches
incapacitates
stops
eliminates
invalidates
annuls
jeopardises
UK
abolishes
blocks
bollixes
aborts
suppresses
besmirches
nicks
breaks down
interferes with
scuttles
shocks
wrenches
saps
intrudes on
handles roughly
affects
decays
brings about the downfall of
finishes
causes detriment to
puts out of action
tumbles
destructs
fragments
fractures
conquers
troubles
nips in the bud
seals the doom of
puts the skids under
negates
touches
impacts
makes of no use or value
reduces to ruins
blows to pieces
blows to bits
strikes
puts down
fells
smites
chastens
chastises
puts a damper on
perturbs
influences
does mischief to
dumps on
flattens
glitches up
shipwrecks
reduces
scourges
prevails
occurs
tears up
piles up
effaces
runs onto the rocks
takes out
mutilates
depletes
splits
maltreats
scratches
discolours
UK
scathes
lacerates
dirties
cracks
tears
knocks
dents
burns
rots
gnaws
rusts
scorches
discolors
US
wrongs
impinges
profanes
leaves desolate
cleans out
knocks down
wreaks havoc upon
brings to nothing
bleaches
fades
stabs
impinges upon
impacts on
prevails over
bangs up
tampers with
spreads to
shakes up
strikes at
strikes down
violates
perverts
takes hold of
befouls
degrades
plays merry hell with
has an effect on
exerts influence on
has an impact on
drives a nail into the coffin of
delivers a blow to
prostitutes
dishonours
UK
blasphemes
explodes
dishonors
US
unbuilds
squelches
outrages
bursts
skins
crimps
crazes
impoverishes
cramps
pops
insults
treats sacrilegiously
rattles
wreaks havoc with
brings to nought
commits sacrilege
treats with disrespect
blasphemes against
lays waste to
commits sacrilege against
works against
rains on someone's parade
has a negative impact on
has a negative effect on
hits
does harm to
knocks the stuffing out of
knocks for six
soils
fouls
adulterates
deteriorates
depraves
darkens
warps
deforms
withers
cheapens
alloys
debauches
distorts
blackens
uglifies
lessens
festers
wounds
roughs up
clouds
diminishes
bruises
decomposes
bastardizes
US
putrefies
debilitates
impedes
abases
demeans
smears
perishes
worsens
tweaks
dings
shrivels
molders
US
enfeebles
enervates
molds
US
destabilizes
US
muddies
disgraces
cankers
moulders
UK
degenerates
overshadows
radioactivates
curdles
runs through
turns
tars
bastardises
UK
makes impure
mortifies
spreads among
makes unattractive
sphacelates
makes filthy
mildews
necrotizes
makes ugly
destabilises
UK
moulds
UK
goes bad
goes off
grows moldy
dilutes
plagues
blitzes
crumbles
depreciates
lowers
disfashions
bends
contorts
detracts
misshapes
messes
devitalizes
depresses
demoralizes
US
inconveniences
upsets the applecart
cooks someone's goose
doctors
spikes
detracts from
colours
UK
colors
US
sours
suppurates
demoralises
UK
sickens
begrimes
becomes contaminated
shrivels up
stigmatizes
US
checks
waters down
baulks
UK
brands
discredits
baffles
causes the loss of
results in damage to
causes the sacrifice of
leads to the end of
results in harm to
costs
throws a monkey wrench into
shames
circumvents
splashes
besmears
balks
US
gaums
smudges
daubs
mucks
spatters
bemires
grimes
distains
mires
disappoints
devalues
confounds
litters
blunts
bilks
infests
toxifies
stigmatises
UK
spots
decreases
casts a slur
devaluates
unfits
disqualifies
casts gloom over
drags through the mud
makes dirty
dampens
gives a bad name
blots your copybook
chills
loses strength
casts a gloom upon
brings a note of sadness to
diseases
casts a pall over
takes the fun out of
casts a shadow over
envelops in gloom
takes the enjoyment out of
takes the pleasure out of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To dishearten or demoralize one's spirit
crushes
demoralises
UK
demoralizes
US
disheartens
mortifies
abashes
chagrins
deflates
dejects
dispirits
flattens
depresses
discourages
hurts
shatters
squashes
dumps
shames
psychs out
Verb
▲
To influence, usually emotionally
affects
influences
touches
upsets
alters
changes
impacts
modifies
strikes
sways
transforms
disturbs
overwhelms
perturbs
stirs
troubles
acts on
agitates
attacks
concerns
conditions
damages
distresses
grieves
hurts
infects
involves
pains
saddens
shapes
controls
determines
forms
governs
hits
hits hard
impresses
manipulates
moves
reaches
shakes
biases
biasses
decides
exerts influence on
fazes
guides
impacts on
strikes at
throws
works on
bowls over
emotionally moves
has an effect on
impinges
induces
inspires
interests
knocks back
marks
overcomes
prevails
regards
relates
shakes up
takes hold of
tells on
bears upon
gets to
has an impact on
impinges upon
impresses on
knocks for six
prevails over
makes an impression on
tugs at your heartstrings
goes to your head
turns someone's head
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To feel, or cause to feel, great distress or anguish
crucifies
distresses
torments
tortures
pains
afflicts
harrows
agonises
UK
agonizes
US
racks
bedevils
wounds
bothers
mortifies
crushes
shatters
causes suffering to
hurts deeply
causes agony to
causes pain to
inflicts anguish on
troubles
plagues
worries
besets
harasses
oppresses
persecutes
excruciates
anguishes
curses
stresses
disturbs
besieges
tries
rends
pierces
stabs
convulses
shakes
rocks
vexes
strains
annoys
harries
burdens
irritates
perturbs
hassles
beleaguers
pesters
irks
exasperates
upsets
hounds
hurts
agitates
wrings
blights
haunts
smites
grieves
martyrs
affects
unsettles
disquiets
taxes
discomposes
bugs
ails
aggrieves
nags
dogs
discommodes
mistreats
gives someone grief
badgers
rattles
flusters
assails
fusses
dismays
unhinges
concerns
perplexes
picks on
frets
gnaws at
maltreats
abuses
attacks
overwhelms
wrongs
molests
saddens
pursues
tears
injures
faces
alarms
grips
fazes
discomforts
flurries
confronts
distempers
distracts
frazzles
alarums
breaks
causes trouble to
derails
hagrides
depresses
exercises
lies heavy on
undoes
cuts up
weighs down
frustrates
weighs heavily on
nags at
disconcerts
gives a hard time
displeases
weighs on
freaks out
causes anguish to
weirds out
gets to
makes wretched
makes miserable
burns up
lacerates
teases
aggravates
scourges
suffers from
sears
guts
suffers
importunes
muses
labors
US
labours
UK
takes over
squirms
discomfits
preys on
tears at
tests
bends someone's ear
appalls
US
nettles
appals
UK
dejects
wearies
exhausts
stretches
drains
saps
ruffles
punishes
unnerves
tires
dispirits
disheartens
peeves
miffs
discombobulates
offends
discountenances
brings down
inconveniences
ill-treats
stings
angers
needles
confounds
throws
breaks one's heart
casts down
dampens spirits
discriminates against
straps
pushes
pricks
indisposes
tantalizes
US
tantalises
UK
nit-picks
desolates
galls
makes blue
drags down
bums out
chastens
breaks the heart of
riles
narks
puts a damper on
discourages
cuts to the quick
hacks off
puts into a funk
inflicts suffering on
inflicts pain on
gets the knife into
sticks the knife into
tires out
makes demands on
makes severe demands on
puts a strain on
wears out
gets at
makes it tough for
pushes buttons
ticks off
eats at
throws off balance
does a number on
arouses anxiety in
presses
strikes
takes
visits
buffets
embarrasses
hampers
entangles
engulfs
aggresses
rides
overcomes
drives up the wall
puts the squeeze on
consumes
sickens
gives a bad time
jumps on one's case
gives the business
falls uponfall upon
falls on
starts in on
gives the needle
swamps
obsesses
preoccupies
engrosses
devours
eats up
swallows up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To forcefully or violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
oppresses
crushes
overcomes
quells
cracks down on
overpowers
quashes
subdues
suppresses
extinguishes
overwhelms
squashes
vanquishes
defeats
puts down
represses
floors
overmasters
prostrates
silences
squelches
swamps
whelms
wrecks
breaks
conquers
obliterates
ruins
ices
kills
quelches
reduces
strangles
subordinates
treads
grinds down
slaps down
snows under
blows away
snuffs out
stamps out
bears down on
clamps down on
blots out
forces down
puts an end to
puts a stop to
treads on
brings someone to their knees
brings to heel
brings under the yoke
puts the squeeze on
subjugates
checks
stops
curbs
stifles
ends
thwarts
nips in the bud
puts the kibosh on
destroys
terminates
arrests
abolishes
annihilates
frustrates
halts
inhibits
controls
puts the lid on
clobbers
restrains
wipes out
gets rid of
quenches
scotches
beats
routs
shuts down
finishes
demolishes
puts out
extirpates
sits on
stems
eliminates
hinders
limits
cracks down
restricts
blocks out
curtails
reins in
prevents
cuts off
puts paid to
brings to an end
keeps in check
eradicates
scuppers
overturns
buries
discontinues
obstructs
overthrows
bridles
masters
deadens
spikes
stymies
blocks
contains
licks
queers
censors
nixes
dominates
weeds out
shushes
throttles
tramples on
triumphs over
clamps down
holds back
cuts short
keeps under control
gains mastery over
withholds
rejects
dismisses
torpedoes
censures
foils
dashes
spoils
scuttles
brings to screeching halt
dishes
exterminates
expunges
messes up
settles
dumbs
removes
banishes
abates
clams
dulls
constrains
throws cold water on
pours cold water on
gains control over
governs
smothers
moderates
tames
squishes
trashes
scrunches
bests
surmounts
chokes off
closes up
softens
damps
mellows
keeps down
lessens
diminishes
dispatches
impedes
puts a lid on
does for
puts the stopper on
regulates
brings to a stop
brings to a halt
gags
tones down
gets the better of
wins against
prevails over
gains control of
gets a grip on
muffles
keeps the lid on
holds in check
keeps a lid on
quietens down
gets under control
trammels
fetters
corks
strangles at birth
chokes
hushes
quietens
stills
quiets
bottles up
muzzles
shuts up
dries up
comes down hard on
interrupts
cows
clamps
bottles
tramples
tightens up on
comes down on like a ton of bricks
comes down heavily on
gets tough
takes severe measures against
comes down on
gets tough on
takes stern measures against
beats down
holds in
drives underground
keeps inside
keeps in
holds down
puts kibosh on
puts lid on
brings to naught
more ❯
Verb
▲
To take violent or aggressive action against
strikes
attacks
assaults
assails
invades
charges
descends
pounces
rushes
smites
storms
trashes
aggresses
besets
raids
sics
afflicts
bushwhacks
hits
descends on
descends upon
pounces on
pounces upon
sets upon
falls on
jumps on
launches an attack
makes an assault
makes an attack
sets on
falls uponfall upon
lays into
turns on
deals a blow
deals a blow to
goes in on
Verb
▲
To be victorious over
overcomes
beats
conquers
defeats
bests
subdues
licks
masters
overwhelms
overpowers
vanquishes
crushes
routs
trounces
tanks
triumphs over
clobbers
destroys
drubs
overthrows
prevails over
quells
surmounts
thrashes
undoes
excels
outclasses
outdoes
outstrips
stuffs
surpasses
dispatches
hammers
quashes
subjugates
worsts
demolishes
takes
upends
crucifies
curbs
downs
floors
gets
overbears
overmatches
pastes
skunks
slaughters
stops
survives
weathers
whips
hurdles
outlives
owns
prevails
reduces
renders
shellacs
shocks
stuns
throws
walks over
wins
wins against
gets around
gets the better of
wins over
gains a victory over
knocks out
knocks over
renders helpless
renders incapable
renders powerless
rises above
walks all over
blows out of the water
brings someone to their knees
comes out on top of
does down
grinds down
runs rings around
takes to the cleaners
comes out on top
makes mincemeat of
wipes the floor with
outplays
flogs
finishes
gives someone a drubbing
plows under
runs rings round
gives someone a hiding
murders
creams
trims
slams
annihilates
blows out
flattens
pounds
pulverizes
US
massacres
marmalizes
canes
pulverises
UK
turns inside out
tramples
kills
totals
zaps
bears down
wipes out
humbles
overturns
overruns
drops
trashes
subverts
wallops
puts down
whomps
torpedoes
skins
lambastes
swamps
outmaneuvers
US
beats hollow
outmanoeuvres
UK
dominates
subjects
represses
subordinates
pacifies
smothers
outwits
busts
smashes
whacks
steamrolls
pommels
ruins
sinks
whitewashes
decks
upsets
tans
slays
edges
butchers
outjumps
entraps
outflanks
decimates
shipwrecks
outhits
outruns
routes
obliterates
ambushes
gets the upper hand
shuts down
works over
defeats utterly
noses out
edges out
gains ascendancy over
wins a resounding victory over
runs roughshod over
takes it all
mows down
KO's
wins a victory over
puts paid to
finishes off
puts an end to
pips at the post
brings to ruin
takes to cleaners
rolls back
pwns
wipes off the map
picks apart
suppresses
tops
spanks
strikes
betters
breaks
tames
outsmarts
humiliates
extinguishes
chastens
triumphs
foils
checkmates
thwarts
circumvents
frustrates
overmasters
discomfits
confounds
overrides
beats down
gains the upper hand over
gets the upper hand over
does in
makes a fool of
succeeds over
brings to knees
gets one up on
puts someone in their place
gains the advantage over
buries
smokes
tramples underfoot
whups
whops
whaps
dusts
bombs
tromps
waxes
bulldozes
larrups
puts to flight
snows under
throws back in confusion
beats back
blows away
blows out of water
cuts to pieces
shuts out
puts to rout
drives off
cleans up on
gains mastery over
gains control of
brings to heel
brings under the yoke
more ❯
Verb
▲
To offend the moral feelings of
shocks
appals
UK
horrifies
outrages
disgusts
offends
revolts
stuns
nauseates
scandalises
UK
scandalizes
US
sickens
agitates
astounds
disquiets
jolts
rocks
staggers
traumatises
UK
traumatizes
US
unsettles
amazes
astonishes
disconcerts
repels
shakes
startles
surprises
upsets
distresses
disturbs
dumbfounds
floors
bewilders
dazes
discomposes
displeases
perturbs
provokes
stupefies
throws
unnerves
appalls
US
dismays
dumfounds
flabbergasts
jars
paralyses
UK
abashes
angers
antagonises
UK
antagonizes
US
overcomes
overwhelms
awes
electrifies
insults
numbs
paralyzes
US
thunderstrikes
bowls over
gives offence to
shakes up
takes aback
grosses out
knocks out
raises someone's eyebrows
throws a curve
completely surprises
knocks for six
sets someone back on their heels
shakes out of your complacency
gives a turn
hits like ton of bricks
takes the wind out of your sails
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