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What is another word for
puts an end to
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To terminate or abolish something
Bring to an end
To decisively put an end to
To prevent or impede someone from engaging in an activity
To cease, or cause to cease, being dependent on (something)
To take measures to stop something
To stop or keep from happening or continuing
To prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of
To cause the failure or defeat of (something)
To put an end to
To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings
To resolve or find a solution to
To decrease or reduce in feeling or strength
To forcibly remove from a position of power or authority
To explain away or dispel
To comprehensively defeat
To disprove or refute a statement, theory or belief
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Verb
▲
To terminate or abolish something
terminates
stops
discontinues
halts
suspends
axes
UK
puts a stop to
brings to an end
pulls the plug on
calls a halt
puts the kibosh on
ends
drops
cancels
finishes
abolishes
ceases
concludes
breaks off
winds up
abandons
gives up
annuls
withdraws
quits
dissolves
scrubs
does away with
closes
scraps
repeals
cuts short
rescinds
packs in
aborts
quashes
breaks up
lays off
calls a halt to
eliminates
cuts
leaves off
gives the chop
revokes
interrupts
knocks something on the head
cuts out
cuts off
nullifies
invalidates
calls off
breaks
voids
knocks off
packs up
negates
abrogates
gets rid of
erases
brings to a close
recalls
brings to a halt
completes
expires
desists from
vacates
retracts
dispenses with
countermands
disannuls
nulls
removes
ditches
wipes out
wraps up
shuts off
strikes down
rolls back
dead-ends
eradicates
nips in the bud
arrests
destroys
adjourns
desists
avoids
abates
extinguishes
nixes
obviates
elapses
discards
lapses
dumps
lets up
declares null and void
gives over
sets aside
rounds off
determines
brings to a stop
brings to a standstill
reverses
obliterates
repudiates
annihilates
kills
undoes
expunges
deletes
effaces
recants
scratches
waives
throws out
winks out
blots out
passes
takes back
belays
rounds out
winds down
junks
puts paid to
finishes off
stems
curbs
overturns
overrules
overthrows
overrides
suppresses
vitiates
relinquishes
puts the lid on
rubs out
declares invalid
closes down
takes away
calls it quits
checks
cries off
blacks out
blocks
sweeps away
roots out
closes out
comes to an end
goes
renders null and void
disposes of
dies
refrains from
phases out
immobilizes
US
shuts down
immobilises
UK
intermits
exterminates
vetoes
extirpates
liquidates
lifts
reneges
calls
renounces
subverts
brings to a conclusion
stalls
jettisons
reverts
shelves
lays off of
settles
snuffs out
gets shut of
calls back
kicks
renders invalid
calls it a day
discharges
cleans up
brings to an untimely end
chucks in
stifles
supersedes
tops off
disconnects
gets shot of
packs it in
chops
impedes
wraps
sews up
stamps out
deracinates
scotches
ruins
disrupts
recesses
runs out
rounds up
severs
withholds
postpones
forgets about
forgets
abjures
draws to a close
puts a cork in
bars
blows the whistle on
holds back
obstructs
staunches
rejects
backtracks on
disaffirms
reneges on
torpedoes
knocks out
does in
disclaims
goes back on
disjoins
disunites
intervenes
parts
separates
dissevers
bags it
pauses
blows off
surceases
interposes
prorogues
zaps
squelches
excises
cuts into
breaks into
says goodbye to
disturbs
interferes with
trashes
disestablishes
prohibits
puts kibosh on
inhibits
sheds
turfs
refutes
goes back on your word
renders inert
ignores
retires
rules out
redlines
redresses
counterpoises
remits
counterchecks
wipes slate clean
forgoes
gets off
pulls out of
throws in the towel
throws in the sponge
forsakes
stops trying
gets out of
forlets
abstains from
raises
kills off
relieves
bins
disallows
blocks out
omits
blue-pencils
blanks out
cancels out
inks out
Xes out
backpedals
purges
strokes out
excludes
puts a line through
blues pencil
strikes out
takes out
whites out
makes void
edits out
crossing out
alters
subdues
quells
upsets
oversets
changes
rules against
knocks down
prostrates
downs
brings down
puts out of business
puts out of action
cripples
brings someone to their knees
renders powerless
crashes
brings to naught
strips
clears
rids
unloads
expels
clears away
banishes
puts a lid on
does for
puts the stopper on
runs down
gets off the hook
declares
casts aside
resolves
gets done
ends up
consummates
pulls the plug
sunders
switches off
ultimates
crowns
turns back
deactivates
holds up
culminates
finalizes
US
comes to a halt
finalises
UK
fails
fizzles out
comes to a close
disappears
vanishes
caps
does
collapses
comes to a stop
fades away
comes to a standstill
accomplishes
dies away
fulfills
US
climaxes
founders
miscarries
perfects
flops
leaves
stops dead
folds
carries out
peters out
brings to fruition
bites the dust
fulfils
UK
dies out
runs its course
sets the seal on
puts to bed
falls through
adds the finishing touch to
dies down
polishes off
goes wrong
passes away
comes to grief
achieves
fades
resigns
nails
polishes
evaporates
performs
executes
effectuates
dwindles
refrains
complements
realizes
US
curtails
freezes
evanishes
stays
yields
actualizes
breaks down
makes perfect
puts the last touches on
puts the finishing touches on
does thoroughly
goes the limit
brings to maturity
carries off
makes up
adds the final touch to
gets through
makes good
goes whole hog
goes through with
sorts out
abdicates
does not
stops short
realises
UK
ceases to exist
blows over
puts a period to
drops out
becomes invalid
cuta it out
comes to the end
goes down like a lead balloon
melts away
throws up
goes awry
resigns from
retires from
gives notice
withdraws from
finishes up
has done with
finishes with
hangs it up
comes to naught
comes a cropper
becomes obsolete
becomes void
comes to nothing
relents
tops
disbands
ebbs
cinches
draws to a halt
comes to rest
transpires
stops in your tracks
reaches a standstill
cools it
brings
follows through
wanes
stands
holds
subsides
turns around
folds up
cuts loose
buttons up
buttons down
evanesces
shuts
departs
flies by
slips away
draws to close
pulls up
builds up to
leads up to
clinches
shutters
backs out
brings down curtain
plays out
ties up
puts the finishing touches to
reaches a finale
retreats
stops midstream
comes to a conclusion
eschews
comes to a head
goes by
quits cold turkey
backs off
carries through
quits cold
takes the cure
forbears from
gets on the wagon
does without
kicks over
kicks the habit
trails off
tails off
knocked it off
goes dead
hangs up
sells out
crosses the line
surrenders
ties up loose ends
closes the door on
closes the books
terminates the account
shuns
forfeits
shakes
jilts
sacrifices
divorces
cedes
misfires
stops cold
breaks short
leaves unfinished
brings to a premature end
stops in full flow
breaks with
dusts off
writes off
parts with
eighty-sixes
parts from
turns your back on
fails to happen
grinds to a halt
not comes off
drops out of
backs out of
puts finishing touch on
adds the finishing touches to
puts the tin lid on
caps off
puts the finishing touch to
quitclaims
demits
hands over
steps down
fizzles
hands in resignation
signs off
ceases work
stands down
stands aside
walks out
bows out
fluffs
tanks
craters
flounders
flatlines
flags
bombs
flunks
languishes
misses the mark
falls by the wayside
lacks success
trips up
falls short
flames out
comes unstuck
slips up
turns out badly
comes apart at the seams
goes to pieces
goes belly-up
falls flat
screws up
fouls up
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Verb
▲
Bring to an end
lays to rest
annuls
brings to a close
buries
cancels
entombs
holds a funeral
inhumes
inters
invalidates
lays in the grave
negates
nullifies
puts six feet under
puts to rest
revokes
undoes
voids
Verb
▲
To decisively put an end to
scotches
destroys
smashes
devastates
scuppers
thwarts
wrecks
demolishes
extinguishes
frustrates
queers
ruins
shatters
blows
clobbers
dishes
foils
puts paid to
scuttles
spoils
stops
brings to an end
messes up
nips in the bud
puts a stop to
puts the kibosh on
puts the lid on
quashes
crushes
quells
subdues
squelches
squashes
suppresses
checks
represses
ends
curbs
kills
stamps out
cracks down on
silences
defeats
overcomes
hinders
prevents
snuffs out
clamps down on
puts down
slaps down
stifles
stymies
inhibits
annihilates
dashes
overpowers
conquers
terminates
abolishes
halts
quenches
impedes
overwhelms
hampers
sabotages
quelches
obstructs
strangles
restrains
gets rid of
wipes out
finishes
does for
arrests
vanquishes
deadens
constrains
brings to naught
blocks
throws a spanner in the works
shuts down
throws a monkey wrench in the works of
nixes
restricts
derails
blows a hole in
routs
stems
undoes
shushes
puts out
muffles
banjaxes
disrupts
blights
cruels
euchres
eradicates
fouls up
louses up
beats
screws up
breaks
makes a mess of
overthrows
eliminates
plays havoc with
obliterates
spikes
gags
extirpates
baulks
UK
injures
impairs
mutes
blocks out
snows under
blots out
sits on
interferes with
opposes
neutralizes
US
balks
US
nullifies
trashes
neutralises
UK
controls
does in
puts the stopper on
torpedoes
subjugates
whelms
overmasters
swamps
prostrates
floors
overturns
makes a hash of
smothers
buries
cracks down
oppresses
discontinues
tramples on
reins in
forces down
blows away
cuts off
brings someone to their knees
reduces
damps down
holds back
ices
throttles
bears down on
weeds out
grinds down
damages
disfigures
confounds
scars
taints
stains
afflicts
decays
harms
upsets
prohibits
cripples
undermines
brings to screeching halt
clamps down
squishes
scrunches
topples
exterminates
removes
expunges
banishes
annuls
counteracts
ceases
subverts
limits
puts a damper on
vitiates
glitches up
decimates
throws cold water on
pours cold water on
gains control over
gains mastery over
razes
wracks
botches
unbuilds
skins
crimps
crazes
impoverishes
cramps
sweeps aside
interrupts
censors
settles
dumbs
cows
contains
brings down
clamps
dominates
bottles
tramples
abates
clams
dulls
keeps inside
keeps in
holds in
beats down
holds down
puts kibosh on
drives underground
puts lid on
triumphs over
forestalls
closes up
cuts short
chokes off
keeps down
puts at risk
mucks up
cancels out
renders ineffective
withholds
balls up
ballses up
works against
puts a lid on
regulates
brings to a stop
brings to a halt
rains on someone's parade
snookers
subordinates
puts the squeeze on
treads on
brings to heel
brings under the yoke
treads
nobbles
finishes off
fights
curtails
counters
resists
defies
withstands
stands in the way of
tackles
confronts
oppugns
wars
repels
resolves
makes an end of
brings to a close
puts the mockers on
bucks
struggles against
makes a stand against
battles against
puts up a fight against
copes with
combats
brings to an end to
strives against
blasts
wreaks havoc on
sinks
puts the skids under
seals the doom of
totals
ravages
wastes
desolates
pulverizes
US
pulverises
UK
tears down
defaces
levels
hurts
vaporizes
US
creams
nukes
vaporises
UK
mangles
pulls down
desecrates
compromises
despoils
bungles
rubs out
blemishes
weakens
muffs
lays waste
fluffs
tarnishes
flubs
dismantles
flattens
disables
fumbles
guts
flaws
endamages
mutilates
vandalizes
US
goofs up
mismanages
mishandles
bulldozes
bobbles
knocks down
crabs
razes to the ground
blows up
vandalises
UK
maims
defiles
batters
pillages
makes a Horlicks of
makes a muck of
sacks
bodges
debilitates
depredates
bombs
butchers
spoliates
crosses up
breaks up
foozles
bloodies
threatens
muddles
misdirects
ravishes
leaves in ruins
disfeatures
devours
incapacitates
plunders
saps
dilapidates
blows to bits
misconducts
takes apart
blunders
misgoverns
brings to ruin
poisons
takes out
enfeebles
destructs
diminishes
confuses
lays waste to
destabilizes
US
fells
corrodes
dynamites
jumbles
bumbles
bollixes
sullies
ruinates
corrupts
boggles
unsettles
dubs
wounds
murders
destabilises
UK
boots
takes down
leaves desolate
wipes off the map
mixes up
jeopardizes
US
scratches
bruises
explodes
scathes
enervates
deforms
bollixes up
debases
scourges
breaks down
raids
devitalizes
prejudices
blots
jeopardises
UK
blows to pieces
wrenches
crashes
shakes up
fouls
attacks
hashes
smashes up
reduces to ruins
puts out of action
causes detriment to
lays in ruins
distorts
knocks out
makes a pig's ear of
makes a nonsense of
ransacks
disturbs
consumes
marauds
disorders
disarranges
reduces to nothing
disorganizes
mullers
abuses
smites
blunts
lowers
dents
busts
pops
rapes
tires
scorches
depresses
knackers
handicaps
shocks
erases
tumbles
etiolates
stuffs up
effaces
smirches
drains
maladministers
deletes
blitzes
excises
disarms
blows sky-high
misrules
depletes
plays merry hell with
pollutes
knocks to pieces
roughs up
burns
throws
liquidates
detracts from
puts out of commission
lessens
softens
manages badly
does something badly
zaps
cleans out
wipes from the face of the earth
overlooks
lays low
messes
throws down
wears away
axes
US
fails
errs
strikes out
wipes off the face of the earth
gums up
muddles up
washes out
shoots down
makes a mistake
negates
dispatches
molests
traumatizes
US
avenges
torments
endangers
bankrupts
attenuates
mauls
imperils
makes of no use or value
takes
deteriorates
aborts
loots
erodes
invalidates
intrudes on
chastens
chastises
disempowers
inconveniences
withers
robs
annoys
traumatises
UK
worsens
brings about the downfall of
disassembles
besmirches
nicks
makes desolate
twists
rifles
harries
pauperizes
misuses
uglifies
botches up
warps
tweaks
detracts
dings
bends
violates
writes off
does harm to
handles roughly
costs
tags
spray paints
reaves
takes care of
brings to nothing
throws a monkey wrench into
rips down
detonates
hashes up
dumps on
does mischief to
wreaks havoc upon
misshapes
contorts
depopulates
colours
UK
colors
US
sours
reduces to rubble
bombards
makes a dog's dinner of
strikes at the foundations
causes the loss of
causes the sacrifice of
results in harm to
minimizes
US
minimises
UK
undercuts
eats away
wears down
bleeds dry
makes destitute
shells
capsizes
scatters
unmakes
spills
bursts
does clumsily
puts a spanner in the works
cannonades
results in damage to
leads to the end of
rattles
wreaks havoc
chips away
strafes
prostitutes
perverts
goofs
misemploys
tears up
blows down
casts down
mows down
pounds
misapplies
miscomputes
pulls a boner
flounders
patches
misjudges
misconjectures
mends
falls down
stumbles
makes a botch of
misconstrues
miscalculates
assaults
scratchs out
cancels
ignites
wracks up
maltreats
disintegrates
discolours
UK
lacerates
dirties
tears
infects
rots
gnaws
wrongs
splits
cracks
knocks
rusts
discolors
US
barrages
wreaks havoc with
jacks up
discomposes
brings to nought
bleaches
contaminates
fades
stabs
hits
bangs
lames
tampers with
bangs up
dishevels
offs
scrubs
disarrays
musses
covers
obscures
cuts
does damage to
sets off
tousles
overshadows
rumples
rubs off
blanks out
removes all traces of
blues pencil
scores out
KO's
destroys root and branch
crossing out
inks out
blacks out
sweeps away
cleans up
knocks off
roots out
marks out
wipes off face of earth
shuffles
targets
drives a nail into the coffin of
dislocates
casts a gloom upon
brings a note of sadness to
casts gloom over
scrambles
disjoints
torpefies
ruffles
circumvents
exhausts
rummages
dislimbs
shakes
pains
piques
waxes
wearies
fatigues
displaces
interferes
hacks up
misplaces
draws blood
deranges
throws into chaos
throws into confusion
throws into disorder
turns topsy-turvy
throws out
frazzles
immobilizes
US
makes lame
gets out of
overtires
taxes
overtaxes
escapes
bypasses
evades
paralyses
UK
poops
hamstrings
circumnavigates
staves off
paralyzes
US
makes useless
whacks
interdicts
wards off
defends against
steers clear of
heads off
skirts
retards
sidesteps
deflects
mows
immobilises
UK
shuts out
keeps lid on
averts
avoids
stonewalls
stalls
holds off
stumps
bars
outwits
trammels
jukes
ditches
takes wind out of
wears out
tires out
tuckers out
brings low
makes powerless
makes helpless
makes impotent
takes it out of
makes weary
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Verb
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To prevent or impede someone from engaging in an activity
cuts off
stops
prevents
hinders
obstructs
impedes
blocks
deters
bars
curbs
hampers
hamstrings
forbids
inhibits
precludes
prohibits
restricts
stymies
thwarts
dissuades from
holds back
interdicts
restrains
retards
arrests
checks
contravenes
counteracts
crimps
cripples
disrupts
encumbers
handicaps
interferes with
slows
slows down
stonewalls
foils
frustrates
shackles
fetters
balks
US
baffles
trammels
baulks
UK
clogs
cramps one's style
scuppers
throws a spanner in the works
short-circuits
embarrasses
cramps
throws a monkey wrench in the works of
hog-ties
hangs up
handcuffs
hobbles
ties up
manacles
holds up
brakes
delays
chains
gets in the way of
binds
gets in the way
closes off
disconcerts
rattles
entangles
borks
opposes
interferes
cumbers
saddles with
gives a hard time
discomfits
freezes
fazes
shuts off
dams
screws up
fouls up
shuts down
stands in the way of
derails
puts a brake on
snookers
stalls
puzzles
defeats
spoils
mystifies
confounds
stumps
crabs
throws a monkey wrench into
gives the run around
corners
puts on hold
upsets
holds off
flummoxes
scotches
puts the kibosh on
nonplusses
pigeonholes
shelves
dead-ends
puts on back burner
hangs fire
puts paid to
chokes off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cease, or cause to cease, being dependent on (something)
weans
stops
halts
ceases
discontinues
refrains from
desists from
quits
forbears from
breaks off
cuts out
calls a halt to
calls it a day
gives up
abandons
abstains from
leaves off
knocks off
packs in
suspends
desists
forsakes
lays off
passes up
precludes
relinquishes
renounces
resists
skips
steers clear of
belays
bypasses
finishes
keeps from
stays away from
axes
US
backs off from
checks out from
drops
forgoes
gives over
holds off
packs up
pulls out of
puts a stop to
refuses
reins in
restrains from
shrinks from
swears off
withholds from
calls it quits on
detaches
jacks in
kiboshes
surceases from
abstains
eschews
forbears
does without
foregoes
goes without
abjures
kicks
passes on
leaves out
avoids
refrains
forswears
waives
declines
shuns
denies oneself
skips out on
keeps off
leaves alone
gives something a miss
sits out
ends
breaks
evades
repudiates
spurns
escapes
curbs
shies from
disavows
checks
ditches
resists the temptation to
gets off
restrains oneself from
stops oneself from
sacrifices
lets alone
concludes
misses out on
rejects
quits cold
lets up
prevents oneself from
kicks over
ceases to indulge in
calls it quits
kicks the habit
lays off of
surceases
breaks up
holds back from
shuts off
cuts off
parts with
says goodbye to
suffers deprivation
yields
withholds
dispenses with
restrains
omits
bridles
keeps
fights shy of
gives a wide berth to
inhibits
holds back
goes easy
declines to
stops oneself
prevents
dodges
averts
shirks
withstands
steers clear
stays away
skirts
gets around
circumvents
sidesteps
shakes off
shakes
prohibits
breaks the habit of
neutralises
UK
makes up for
neutralizes
US
anticipates
counteracts
gets out of
hinders
counterbalances
heads off
impedes
negates
arrests
helps
fends off
nullifies
interferes with
blocks
obviates
wards off
staves off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To take measures to stop something
clamps down on
limits
prevents
restrains
stamps out
stops
suppresses
checks
controls
cracks down on
restricts
comes down hard on
keeps in check
keeps under control
puts a stop to
Verb
▲
To stop or keep from happening or continuing
prevents
stops
averts
halts
arrests
blocks
foils
thwarts
intercepts
obviates
avoids
checks
forfends
stonewalls
ceases
desists
discontinues
heads off
saves
defends against
fends off
holds back
holds off
puts a stop to
staves off
wards off
keeps from happening
nips in the bud
shuts out
turns aside
prohibits
forestalls
counters
impedes
obstructs
inhibits
counteracts
hinders
baulks
UK
restricts
restrains
represses
retards
balks
US
circumvents
opposes
curbs
derails
stymies
defeats
evades
circumnavigates
nullifies
precludes
skirts
sidesteps
crimps
trammels
stalls
spoils
scuppers
bars
steers clear of
puts chill on
puts a stopper in
brings to screeching halt
puts a lock on
interrupts
interdicts
staves
anticipates
keeps at bay
keeps off
keeps lid on
rules out
frustrates
deters
deflects
helps
hampers
interferes with
diverts
pre-empts
debars
steals a march on
beats someone to the draw
delays
provides against
keeps back
beats someone to the punch
turns off
second-guesses
puts off
preempts
stays
gets in before
gets ahead of
beats someone to it
forbids
plugs
estops
shunts
shoves aside
keeps
heads off at pass
commandeers
picks off
acts in advance of
cuts off
prepares for
chills
damps
lets
dampens
cools
cramps
withstands
resists
acts against
brings an end to
works against
repels
gets out of
bypasses
escapes
beats
puts paid to
handicaps
parries
suppresses
overturns
scotches
stands in the way of
forefends
draws away
limits
disrupts
puts a damper on
shakes
pours cold water on
discourages
withholds
controls
quiets
indisposes
throws cold water on
encumbers
detains
outwits
takes down
jukes
does for
ditches
puts the stopper on
wrecks
upsets
takes wind out of
crashes
puts the kibosh on
unsettles
stumps
ruins
decelerates
gets rid of
forecloses
eliminates
makes unnecessary
does away with
removes
takes away
gets round
hamstrings
intermits
clogs
throws a spanner in the works
throws a monkey wrench in the works of
cumbers
puts a brake on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of
interdicts
prohibits
bans
bars
forbids
outlaws
proscribes
vetoes
debars
disallows
embargoes
enjoins
stops
blocks
prevents
criminalises
UK
criminalizes
US
estops
restrains
suppresses
destroys
excludes
halts
inhibits
makes illegal
precludes
taboos
places an embargo on
puts a stop to
restricts
declares illegal
boycotts
blackballs
blacks
banishes
illegalizes
disqualifies
penalises
UK
penalizes
US
passes by
passes up
declares ineligible
ices out
officially forbids
closes down
obviates
forestalls
opposes
forfends
freezes
censors
rules out
shuts out
gives the red light to
gives the thumbs down to
puts the kibosh on
declares taboo
says no
shuts down
puts the chill on
censures
condemns
sentences
dooms
denies
forbids to
makes something punishable
places an injunction on
places injunction on
declares something a punishable offence
zings
nixes
spikes
stymies
kills
corks
hangs up
bottles up
puts down
ties up
locks up
holds up
jams up
boxes in
keeps lid on
puts half nelson on
throws cold water on
pours cold water on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause the failure or defeat of (something)
kills
defeats
vetoes
blocks
overrules
overturns
quashes
rejects
stops
disallows
squashes
votes down
forbids
recants
refuses
revokes
rules against
throws out
puts a stop to
gives the thumbs down to
bans
prohibits
negatives
interdicts
dismisses
proscribes
outlaws
rules out
turns down
bars
embargoes
boycotts
downs
nixes
blackballs
nullifies
precludes
disapproves
negates
censures
burns
dissents
denies
passes
cuts
declines
discountenances
shoots down
places an embargo on
passes on
puts down
throws away
passes by
declares null and void
refuses permission to
gives thumbs down
gives the red light to
puts the kibosh on
spurns
reprobates
repudiates
deselects
withholds
throws over
passes up
balks at
sets aside
says ‘no’ to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To put an end to
destroys
ends
terminates
annihilates
quashes
quells
dispatches
eradicates
extinguishes
liquidates
obliterates
erases
eliminates
exterminates
extirpates
butchers
decimates
kills
massacres
puts a stop to
slaughters
wipes out
finishes off
nixes
nullifies
wastes
zaps
abolishes
aborts
annuls
axes
UK
finishes
overthrows
overturns
roots out
takes out
does away with
rubs out
snuffs out
stamps out
blots out
brings to an end
puts paid to
wipes off the map
wipes off the face of the earth
wipes from the face of the earth
murders
executes
slays
assassinates
gets rid of
cancels
neutralizes
US
tops
neutralises
UK
does in
bumps off
puts to death
knocks off
blows away
ices
croaks
polishes off
offs
whacks
stiffs
smokes
scrags
abrogates
invalidates
puts away
does to death
cuts down
mows down
takes the life of
shoots down
ends the life of
gives someone the works
terminates with extreme prejudice
demolishes
snuffs
crushes
gets
effaces
expunges
removes
takes
stops
banishes
vaporizes
US
vaporises
UK
uproots
voids
defeats
knocks out
disposes of
weeds out
dispenses with
gets shot of
drives out
casts out
blacks out
carries off
takes someone's life
cleans up
knocks something on the head
gives the chop
puts out
phases out
sweeps away
claims
fells
excises
razes
squashes
exsects
puts end to
puts down
cuts out
turfs
declares null and void
renders null and void
ruins
puts to the sword
ethnically cleanses
sends to the gas chambers
sends to kingdom come
revokes
repeals
scraps
dissolves
rescinds
puts someone out of their misery
brings down
retracts
ditches
repudiates
vitiates
discards
suppresses
takes off
moves in for the kill
drives to the wall
dismantles
makes away with
does for
hits
cuts to pieces
puts to sleep
waxes
causes the death of
totals
shoots
guillotines
greases
chills
smashes
deletes
lynches
dusts off
downs
hangs
cools
stretches out
dusts
devastates
wrecks
silences
shatters
desolates
pulverizes
US
purges
wracks
creams
nukes
immolates
washes out
scratches
beheads
tears down
strangles
puts out of its misery
euthanizes
garrottes
UK
pulls down
torpedoes
decapitates
garrotes
US
blackballs
electrocutes
trashes
crucifies
pulverises
UK
guns down
asphyxiates
deep-sixes
stabs
smites
suffocates
sacrifices
wipes off
wipes
scrubs
scrubs out
drops
sees the back of
blasts
kills in cold blood
drags
takes down
drags down
sterilizes
US
clears away
sterilises
UK
excludes
breaks off
sinks
sends to the gallows
sends to the gas chamber
stones
gases
strings up
stones to death
sends to the chair
sends to the gibbet
puts before a firing squad
sends to the electric chair
smothers
does
takes a life
murks
knifes
garottes
takes away
checks
disrupts
upsets
undoes
more ❯
Verb
▲
To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings
punctures
humbles
flattens
deflates
demolishes
destroys
discredits
disproves
erodes
pricks
reduces
ruins
undermines
explodes
shoots down
blows sky high
knocks bottom out
knocks props from under
pokes full of holes
shoots full of holes
takes wind out of sails
takes down a peg
Verb
▲
To resolve or find a solution to
settles
resolves
reconciles
remedies
solves
fixes
rectifies
clears up
composes
sorts out
deals with
puts right
sets right
smooths over
works out
brings to an end
finds an answer to
finds a solution to
irons out
patches up
puts to rights
straightens out
sets to rights
reaches an agreement about
gets to the bottom of
deconflicts
sees to
corrects
mends
rights
alleviates
repairs
ends
counteracts
ameliorates
eliminates
eases
removes
cures
makes better
does away with
squares
makes good
amends
improves
betters
redresses
reforms
heals
puts in order
retrieves
emends
harmonizes
US
adjusts
harmonises
UK
doctors
works through
makes right
fixes up
makes up for
shapes up
finds the solution to
revises
unravels
meliorates
rebuilds
debugs
regulates
straightens
recalibrates
scrubs
launders
restores
reconditions
patches
overhauls
reconstructs
straightens up
hammers out
cleans up
sets straight
thrashs out
dials back
set the record straight
takes care of
conciliates
rehabilitates
makes up
avenges
regularizes
US
disentangles
benefits
recompenses
balances
rewards
unsnarls
regularises
UK
untangles
raises
boosts
enhances
helps
brings around
tidies up
refines
makes amends for
goes straight
fiddles with
turns around
does justice
compensates for
upgrades
advances
promotes
enriches
elevates
perfects
tweaks
makes peace
services
renovates
revamps
steps up
becomes better
makes improvements to
refits
fettles
puts back together
retreads
refurbishes
touches up
makes as good as new
gives a face-lift
gets working again
does up
restores to working order
propitiates
mediates
restores harmony
reconciles differences
red-pencils
picks up
turns things around
goes over
pays dues
cleans up your act
more ❯
Verb
▲
To decrease or reduce in feeling or strength
deadens
dulls
lessens
diminishes
assuages
reduces
blunts
moderates
relieves
alleviates
eases
decreases
soothes
mitigates
damps
abates
benumbs
palliates
weakens
stifles
suppresses
dampens
subdues
cauterises
UK
cauterizes
US
takes the edge off
gets rid of
smothers
checks
paralyses
UK
cushions
allays
paralyzes
US
mollifies
tranquilizes
US
numbs
quietens
masks
silences
tempers
anaesthetizes
UK
stills
softens
lightens
muffles
mutes
quells
damps down
placates
anesthetizes
US
tones down
tranquillises
UK
kills
restrains
curbs
lowers
calms
cools
contains
depresses
limits
curtails
inhibits
minimizes
US
puts a damper on
de-escalates
minimises
UK
represses
overcomes
blankets
absorbs
attenuates
defuses
ebbs
slows
soft-pedals
puts the lid on
winds down
puts damper on
makes less intense
eases off
takes the sting out
takes the heat off
takes the bite out
cuts
depreciates
extinguishes
controls
chills
bridles
quenches
constrains
quashes
impairs
buttresses
mellows
retards
stems
dwindles
depletes
downscales
downsizes
drops
buffers
resolves
reins in
keeps in check
holds in check
makes less active
deflates
harshes
holds back
soaks up
slows down
squashes
gets under control
staunches
dents
scales back
steps down
knocks down
settles
scales down
pacifies
stabilizes
US
smooths
neutralizes
US
clears the air
neutralises
UK
smooths out
stabilises
UK
more ❯
Verb
▲
To forcibly remove from a position of power or authority
unhorses
ousts
deposes
unseats
dethrones
overthrows
topples
overpowers
overruns
vanquishes
overcomes
subjugates
subverts
supplants
uncrowns
unthrones
subdues
brings down
does away with
removes from office
removes from power
Verb
▲
To explain away or dispel
resolves
dispels
removes
allays
banishes
dissipates
explains
clears up
Verb
▲
To comprehensively defeat
flogs
defeats
beats
conquers
overthrows
worsts
crushes
licks
overwhelms
subdues
overpowers
routs
bests
overcomes
quells
trounces
vanquishes
subjugates
clobbers
demolishes
masters
stuffs
tanks
busts
hammers
quashes
thrashes
whips
pulverises
UK
pulverizes
US
slaughters
annihilates
crucifies
drubs
massacres
murders
pastes
pounds
skunks
smashes
steamrolls
totals
trashes
undoes
wallops
whacks
canes
creams
decks
destroys
dispatches
flattens
floors
gets
marmalizes
overbears
overmatches
overturns
pommels
ruins
sinks
stops
surmounts
takes
trims
upends
upsets
whitewashes
zaps
drops
edges
outplays
shellacs
slams
slays
subverts
tans
torpedoes
tramples
triumphs over
whomps
ambushes
butchers
decimates
entraps
lambastes
obliterates
outflanks
outhits
outjumps
outmanoeuvres
UK
outmaneuvers
US
outruns
overruns
owns
routes
shipwrecks
skins
swamps
knocks out
prevails over
wins against
plows under
wipes out
works over
blows out
edges out
gets the better of
noses out
runs rings round
wipes the floor with
finishes off
gives someone a drubbing
gives someone a hiding
KO's
mows down
puts paid to
runs roughshod over
takes it all
takes to the cleaners
walks all over
wins a victory over
brings someone to their knees
brings to ruin
does down
pips at the post
rolls back
runs rings around
takes to cleaners
bears down
gets around
makes mincemeat of
blows out of the water
turns inside out
picks apart
pwns
gains a victory over
reduces
outdoes
outclasses
surpasses
throws
finishes
waxes
prevails
puts away
wastes
bulldozes
wins
renders helpless
renders incapable
renders powerless
gains mastery over
takes care of
grinds down
knocks off
suppresses
represses
takes down
dominates
trumps
triumphs
outmatches
tops
betters
outdistances
outperforms
subjects
controls
blasts
humbles
shoots down
blows away
puts someone in their place
outfights
beats up
unseats
checkmates
shuts down
puts in the shade
outshines
outguns
breaks
pacifies
defeats easily
runs circles around
cuts to pieces
beats hollow
knocks for six
defeats utterly
defeats heavily
outstrips
excels
buries
hegemonizes
subordinates
overshadows
weathers
devastates
curbs
survives
downs
walks over
hurdles
shocks
stuns
renders
comes out on top of
rises above
comes out on top
knocks over
wins over
outlives
staggers
immobilizes
US
shellacks
stretches
blanks
overawes
dumbfounds
bowls over
beats down
shuts off
immobilises
UK
gains control over
rolls over
gets the upper hand over
takes out
lays out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disprove or refute a statement, theory or belief
demolishes
discredits
rebuts
refutes
disproves
controverts
invalidates
debunks
negates
confutes
contradicts
belies
disconfirms
confounds
denies
overturns
busts
challenges
squelches
squashes
undermines
undoes
shoots down
shoots full of holes
blows sky-high
proves wrong
gives the lie to
proves false
blows out of the water
does for
drives a coach and horses through
calls into question
pokes holes in
throws out
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