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What is another word for
shoots down
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▲
To demonstrate or expose to the falsehood of something
To brusquely reject or turn down a request or proposal
To refuse, or to vote against
To criticize or pillory, typically harshly
To subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
To kill or destroy by shooting
To shame or put down
To injure
To shoot someone or something with a gun
To beat in a contest
To physically bring to the ground
To cause damage to something with the intent of disabling it
To climb down using one's limbs
To corrupt or pervert the quality or character of someone or something
To nullify or put an end to, especially formally
To attack or besiege, especially militarily
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Verb
▲
To demonstrate or expose to the falsehood of something
refutes
disproves
discredits
rebuts
debunks
confutes
belies
disconfirms
confounds
falsifies
controverts
negates
contradicts
invalidates
shoots full of holes
negatives
explodes
denies
shoots down in flames
gives the lie to
challenges
gainsays
drives a coach and horses through
blows out of the water
blows sky-high
proves false
quashes
demolishes
proves wrong
shows to be false
repudiates
calls into question
exposes
proves to be false
counters
knocks the bottom out of
disputes
contests
disaffirms
opposes
contravenes
breaks
overturns
disagrees with
disavows
rejects
disclaims
overthrows
busts
makes a nonsense of
blows sky high
questions
queries
punctures
debates
undermines
disallows
disowns
disagrees
argues
declares untrue
deflates
destroys
squelches
shows to be wrong
discounts
weakens
nullifies
oppugns
crosses
dissents from
silences
pokes full of holes
puts an end to
proves to be wrong
pokes holes in
sets aside
shows up
throws out
tears down
blows up
impugns
casts doubt on
take issue with
raises doubts about
defeats
traverses
proves unsound
compromises
shows in its true light
forswears
goes against
annihilates
does for
undoes
squashes
vanquishes
subverts
puts down
brings to naught
shuts up
deceives
impeaches
ridicules
pooh-poohs
puts under suspicion
retracts
doubts
withsays
rebuffs
spurns
recants
not buys
takes exception to
disbelieves
backpedals
takes back
disacknowledges
discards
knocks props out
shoots holes in
knocks bottom out of
finds unfounded
picks holes in
proves impossible
cuts down to size
puts paid to
criticizes
US
takes issue
criticises
UK
attacks
unmasks
nails
sets straight
throws light on
uncovers
catches out
humbles
contends
answers
differs with
altercates
bandies words concerning
argues about
contends over
agitates against
dissents against
argues the pros and cons of
wonders about
has an argument about
pettifogs
examines
takes a stand against
bandies
wrangles
quibbles about
moots
picks a bone
addresses
canvasses
crushes
protests against
objects to
argues against
canvases
hammers away at
declares to be untrue
picks an argument with
gives thumbs down to
puts up argument
quibbles over
flattens
knocks bottom out
knocks props from under
takes down a peg
reduces
pricks
erodes
ruins
takes wind out of sails
argues with
withstands
naysays
combats
fights
brushes aside
resists
flies in the face of
conflicts with
runs counter to
renounces
reverses
cancels
cancels out
infirms
calls in question
annuls
confronts
bucks
abjures
counteracts
differs from
clashes with
has bone to pick
refuses to accept
eschews
says the opposite of
replies to
refuses
reneges
welshes
drops out
gives up
weasels out of
washes your hands of
worms out of
counterclaims
goes back on your word
parries
mistrusts
pleads against
defends against
retaliates against
suspects
distrusts
defends oneself against
scorns
unbelieves
scoffs at
not believes
gives no credence to
not accepts
more ❯
“The very fact of her being a healer seemed to
shoot down
his theory that the Wilcoxes were seeking the man with the healing powers because they had no one like that in their own clan.”
Verb
▲
To brusquely reject or turn down a request or proposal
declines
refuses
rebuffs
rejects
forgoes
snubs
spurns
knocks back
turns down
passes on
not accepts
says no to
baulks at
gives the thumbs down to
demurs at
forbids
prevents
throws over
disapproves
prohibits
denies
gives thumbs down to
opposes
negates
gives the red light to
reprobates
passes
repudiates
throws out
discountenances
negatives
blocks
rules out
gives something a miss
passes up
withholds
balks at
deselects
nixes
disallows
vetoes
dismisses
interdicts
revokes
more ❯
“Calmly and resolutely, he held his ground, undaunted by their attempts to
shoot down
his proposal.”
Verb
▲
To refuse, or to vote against
kills
vetoes
nixes
negatives
blackballs
downs
rejects
turns down
refuses
squashes
gives the thumbs down to
gives the red light to
negates
votes against
votes down
says ‘no’ to
bans
prohibits
forbids
disallows
interdicts
blocks
dismisses
proscribes
outlaws
rules out
overrules
quashes
throws out
bars
embargoes
boycotts
stops
nullifies
precludes
rules against
puts an end to
places an embargo on
disapproves
passes on
censures
burns
puts down
puts the kibosh on
throws away
dissents
passes by
puts a stop to
declares null and void
defeats
gives thumbs down
refuses permission to
denies
passes
cuts
declines
discountenances
debars
excludes
restrains
criminalizes
US
inhibits
criminalises
UK
blacks
makes illegal
enjoins
halts
prevents
taboos
suppresses
banishes
blacklists
passes up
ices out
shuts out
restricts
illegalizes
disqualifies
avoids
penalises
UK
penalizes
US
ostracizes
US
declares ineligible
snubs
ostracises
UK
declares illegal
officially forbids
closes down
steers clear of
puts an embargo on
estops
destroys
cuts off
shuns
spurns
strikes
withholds patronage
refuses to take part in
gives a wide berth to
refrains from
brushes off
washes your hands of
holds aloof from
turns your back on
has nothing to do with
cold-shoulders
imposes sanctions
abstains from
stays away from
expels
repudiates
zings
spikes
stymies
freezes
corks
forfends
ignores
bottles up
jams up
boxes in
hangs up
ties up
locks up
holds up
considers undesirable
keeps lid on
puts half nelson on
throws cold water on
refuses to employ
pours cold water on
puts on hit list
more ❯
“In their bid to
shoot down
the bill, many of our Distinguished Senators and Honorable Members have variously dressed it in false garbs.”
Verb
▲
To criticize or pillory, typically harshly
attacks
criticises
UK
criticizes
US
pillories
pans
rubbishes
trashes
picks holes in
tears to shreds
condemns
slams
bashes
knocks
slates
pulls apart
lambastes
savages
slags off
disses
roasts
pummels
US
bags
hammers
reviles
crucifies
flays
monsters
takes to pieces
throws brickbats at
disparages
skewers
censures
gives something a battering
excoriates
bad-mouths
slashes
abuses
finds fault with
has a go at
takes apart
jumps on
lays into
denigrates
denounces
blasts
does a hatchet job on
vilifies
deprecates
reprehends
mauls
puts down
tears to pieces
castigates
flames
assails
vituperates
reprobates
maligns
potshots
derogates
blames
belabors
US
lambasts
scathes
derides
cuts up
belabours
UK
gives a bad press to
runs down
picks to pieces
casts aspersions on
dispraises
pulls to pieces
criticizea severely
pitches into
gives someone bondi
berates
reprimands
blisters
sledges
reproves
depreciates
slags
objurgates
belittles
faults
slurs
pours scorn on
scoffs at
carps at
hits out at
cavils at
asperses
hold cheap
jeers at
denunciates
vituperates against
talks down
gives someone a bad press
detracts from
tears into
criticizes harshly
destroys
weighs into
tears apart
gives something a bad press
besmirches
nitpicks about
disapproves of
gives some stick to
rails against
bags on
laces into
lashes into
arraigns
scourges
animadverts on
gives flak to
rates
inveighs against
skins
finds fault
cavils
carps
nit-picks
criticizea strongly
raps
brings under fire
reviews unfavorably
decries
minimizes
US
diminishes
dismisses
discounts
discredits
vilipends
undervalues
scorns
defames
ridicules
marginalizes
US
mocks
takes down
downplays
plays down
misprizes
sneers at
degrades
pooh-poohs
marginalises
UK
rips
detracts
takes down a peg
tears down
writes off
squashes
cries down
lowers
demeans
laughs at
understates
drags through the mud
trivializes
US
shoots full of holes
dumps on
laughs off
trash-talks
squelches
smears
trivialises
UK
minifies
treats lightly
underrates
minimises
UK
scorches
does down
cuts to the quick
takes a swipe at
underestimates
makes light of
kisses off
downgrades
cuts down to size
rebukes
chastises
impugns
admonishes
canes
bollocks
refutes
chides
rollicks
reproaches
carpets
harangues
fustigates
chews out
argues with
bawls out
assaultsq verbally
disagrees with
reams out
tears a strip off
bites someone's head off
takes on
tears off a strip
jumps on one's case
takes to task
starts in
sails into
dresses down
fulminates against
lashes out
goes for the jugular
gives someone a rollicking
remonstrates with
gives someone a bollocking
raps over the knuckles
piles in
starts on
hauls over the coals
gives someone a roasting
snaps someone's head off
gives someone hell
gives a rocket
jumps down one's throat
slanders
traduces
calumniates
disgraces
libels
stigmatizes
US
speaks ill of
slights
dishonours
UK
stigmatises
UK
blackens
dishonors
US
stains
tarnishes
insults
sullies
gives a bad name
debases
taints
injures
blots
gives a black eye
scandalizes
US
brings into disrepute
shames
scandalises
UK
soils
drags through the mire
speaks evil of
smirches
damages
does a number on
flings mud at
disrespects
brings discredit to
befouls
reduces
spoils
besmears
defiles
casts a slur on
slings mud at
spreads scandal about
throws mud at
contemns
spots
blotches
breathes on
rips up and down
deflates
muckrakes
disdains
reflects badly on
brings shame upon
brings shame on
tars and feathers
runs smear campaign
speaks badly of
spreads lies about
blackens the name of
humiliates
undermines
blemishes
offends
poisons
cheapens
devalues
sells short
taunts
blackens the reputation of
sullies the reputation of
hurts
conducts a smear campaign against
teases
embarrasses
brands
scoffs
tells lies about
drags someone's name through the mud
lessens
devaluates
sneers
wounds
disregards
labels
despises
outrages
spurns
jeers
backbites
execrates
deplores
twits
prejudices
rags
anathematizes
harms
badmouths
scolds
demonizes
US
curses
demonises
UK
upbraids
snubs
misrepresents
rejects
brushes aside
calls down
burlesques
caricatures
villainizes
looks down one's nose at
writes false reports about
spreads tales about
throws shade
runs a smear campaign against
treats disrespectfully
drags name through mud
marks wrong
demotes
humbles
discountenances
clamors against
compromises
objects
discommends
frowns
makes little of
disapproves
expostulates
questions
thinks little of
looks down on
mistrusts
repudiates
blackguards
ruins
takes dim view of
writes down
condescends
puts hooks in
drags through mud
slings mud
brings down
knocks off
deigns
animadverts
puts zingers on
casts slur on
lies about
blackens the character of
belies
weakens
demoralises
UK
demoralizes
US
complains
rails
snipes at
hits
decreases
affronts
annoys
disesteems
blights
provokes
withdraws
holds forth against
comes down on
aggravates
marks down
takes away
casts a slur upon
knocks down
casts down
upsets
takes swipe at
throws stones at
darkens
touches
mortifies
soft-pedals
depraves
tars
casts a slur
blots your copybook
slaps
glosses over
cuta rate
takes away from
subtracts from
proscribes
disobliges
irritates
gibes
ignores
abases
rallies
zings
miscalls
flouts
girds
slangs
gives offence to
steps on one's toes
calls names
cuts dead
causes offence to
hurts somebody's feelings
insinuates
scouts
skins alive
hits where one lives
declaims
prosecutes
calls out
impeaches
ostracizes
US
charges with
ostracises
UK
shows up
declaims against
indicts
rides
disowns
disclaims
discards
boos
maltreats
tells someone to get lost
gives the cold shoulder to
gives someone the brush-off
brushes off
cold-shoulders
casts aside
sweeps aside
casts aspersion
blackens someone's name
accuses falsely
mistreats
characterizes
US
pokes fun at
oppresses
digs
jinxes
jibes at
makes fun of
persecutes
digs at
pokes mullock at
shows contempt
fleers at
takes the piss out of
scouts at
makes a fool of
treats contemptuously
makes sport of
takes the mickey
exposes
classifies
categorizes
US
marks
classes
lectures
describes
identifies
cheats
rags on
rips up
trims
trespasses
aggrieves
scores
rows
jaws
wigs
keelhauls
bastes
ill-uses
does injury to
sins against
ill-treats
does an injustice to
wrongs
bad mouths
takes advantage of
does a disservice to
imposes upon
does wrong to
does the dirty on
offends against
reams
rakes
calls
names
accuses of being
categorises
UK
labels negatively
characterises
UK
marks out
ticks off
tongue-lashes
reads the riot act
expresses disapproval of
tells off
calls to task
gives someone an earful
gives someone a mouthful
lays on
gives someone a wigging
gives a talking-to
points the finger
accuses
gives the devil
lessons
gives someone a telling-off
gives someone a rating
gives someone a row
pulls up
jawbones
gives comeuppance
rails at
gives someone what for
gives someone a dressing-down
rants at
slaps someone's wrist
gives someone some stick
more ❯
“I want to hear what he has to say, and then I'm going to let my innovative phraseology fly and
shoot down
his arguments once and for all.”
Verb
▲
To subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
mocks
derides
ridicules
jeers
gibes
scouts
skewers
jibes
laughs at
taunts
scorns
sneers
scoffs
flouts
jibes at
sneers at
pokes fun at
makes fun of
teases
pillories
scoffs at
banters
jeers at
ribs
kids
takes the piss out of
rags on
pokes mullock at
makes sport of
takes the mickey
treats with contempt
insults
chaffs
lampoons
roasts
rags
razzes
disses
rallies
twits
goofs on
makes jokes about
slings off at
flouts at
puts down
joshes
needles
holds up to ridicule
makes a monkey out of
winds up
knocks
contemns
pooh-poohs
satirizes
US
pans
quizzes
jives
hoots
makes a monkey of
makes a fool of
laughs out of court
shows contempt
treats contemptuously
satirises
UK
japes
fleers
pulls one's leg
heaps scorn on
chiacks
shows contempt for
thumbs nose at
disrespects
scouts at
runs down
rides
holds up to shame
unmasks
shows up
rails at
makes a game of
deflates
mimics
exposes to ridicule
makes a laughing-stock
humiliates
makes someone a laughing stock
pokes borack
sends up
cartoons
exposes
hazes
heckles
hectors
abuses
interrupts
catcalls
boos
hisses
barracks
shouts disapproval
shouts at
shouts down
jests
digs
boos at
catcalls at
calls names
hoots at
makes a crack
blows raspberries at
blows raspberries
snipes
whistles at
gives a hard time
gives the Bronx cheer to
puts on
pokes fun
shouts disapproval at
quips
hisses at
jabs
disparages
disdains
dismisses
detracts
denigrates
slights
torments
vilifies
slams
detracts from
louts
pours scorn on
does a number on
dumps on
jokes
baits
belittles
guys
funs
provokes
goads
parodies
reviles
has on
sledges
shucks
affronts
annoys
bothers
picks on
harasses
aggravates
caricatures
smokes
despises
fools
hassles
badgers
pesters
outrages
irritates
harries
pulls someone's leg
wisecracks
gags
jollies
rots
spurns
girds
slurs
fools around
offends
sniffs at
dogs
burlesques
discredits
slaps
yuks
yucks
discounts
laughs
spoofs
gibes at
messes around
fools about
slags off
looks down on
pokes borak at
plagues
wounds
nudges
disturbs
squibs
maligns
tortures
persecutes
bedevils
leads on
hurts
disregards
rejects
asperses
abases
dishonors
US
dishonours
UK
impugns
repudiates
decries
messes with
snubs
takes off
hates
whistles
swipes at
hoaxes
howls down
sneezes at
bad-mouths
holds in contempt
makes light of
sets up
pulls someone's chain
curls your lip at
turns your nose up at
casts aspersions on
raspberries
treats disrespectfully
trash-talks
plays a prank
plays a practical joke
throws shade
looks down upon
drowns out
makes fun
pasquinades
censures
frazzles
jokes with
kids around
puns
sallies
rails
travesties
imitates
hounds
reproaches
has a joke with
undervalues
upbraids
diverts
flips
pranks
entertains
twitters
sniggers at
snickers at
hurls insults at
tears to pieces
cuts down
treats with disdain
smiles at
pretends
irks
narks
galls
amuses
walks over
plays
makes a joke of
gets at
gets
messes
nags
angers
shuns
feels contempt for
looks down one's nose at
howls
hollers
shrieks
plays down
rebuffs
brushes aside
abhors
stultifies
susurrates
frolics
gambols
hacks you off
misprizes
plays a joke on
murmurs
seethes
whispers
gets on the nerves of
gets a rise out of
takes a rise out of
plays a practical joke on
fleers at
gets in the hair of
messes about
puts someone on
rots someone
plays a joke
plays tricks
plays a trick
plays the fool
slam dunks
undermines
makes little of
waves aside
wipes
digs at
underrates
upsets
utters catcalls
mortifies
spits in the face of
spits on
turns down
turns back on
spits in the eye of
slanders
expresses contempt
maltreats
violates
spites
exploits
oppresses
manipulates
victimizes
US
libels
defames
holds up to scorn
quips at
ranks out
ill-treats
mistreats
antagonizes
US
calumniates
disobliges
has a crack at
takes a swipe at
gives Bronx cheer
derogates
injures
miscalls
misuses
wrongs
says contemptuously
makes cutting remarks about
debases
curses
slangs
degrades
blisters
turns up one's nose
gives offence to
molests
harrows
causes offence to
cuts dead
steps on one's toes
cuts to the quick
hurts somebody's feelings
worries
ill-uses
does an injustice to
antagonises
UK
takes advantage of
martyrizes
victimises
UK
imposes on
martyrs
steps on the toes of
importunes
vexes
gnaws
beleaguers
devils
snaps
sounds
lays a bad trip on
goes for jugular
gives no quarter
hits where one lives
flirts with
more ❯
“I'm increasingly annoyed with her questions, but hesitant to
shoot down
her attempts to be personable.”
Verb
▲
To kill or destroy by shooting
kills
smokes
wastes
fells
murders
slaughters
guns down
brings down
takes down
eliminates
liquidates
exterminates
offs
wipes out
takes out
rubs out
butchers
annihilates
eradicates
finishes off
does in
mows down
knocks off
assassinates
executes
terminates
destroys
massacres
slays
ices
whacks
does away with
stiffs
tops
puts to death
does to death
cuts down
erases
bumps off
blows away
dispatches
croaks
polishes off
decimates
takes the life of
ends the life of
scrags
extirpates
neutralizes
US
snuffs
gets
cuts to pieces
puts away
neutralises
UK
zaps
snuffs out
does for
disposes of
gets rid of
makes away with
causes the death of
puts down
puts to sleep
removes
abolishes
cancels
finishes
hits
blots out
obliterates
puts an end to
extinguishes
effaces
cleans up
roots out
terminates with extreme prejudice
wipes off the face of the earth
expunges
waxes
blacks out
stamps out
gives someone the works
sweeps away
purges
axes
US
torpedoes
puts to the sword
washes out
scratches
excises
takes
razes
deep-sixes
trashes
takes someone's life
downs
wipes from the face of the earth
nixes
claims
scrubs
demolishes
squashes
greases
totals
puts paid to
wipes off the map
carries off
puts end to
stretches out
takes care of
shoots
immolates
lynches
smites
blackballs
garrotes
US
strangles
guillotines
crucifies
hangs
suffocates
sacrifices
asphyxiates
garrottes
UK
weeds out
quashes
sends to the gas chambers
ethnically cleanses
sends to kingdom come
knocks out
blocks out
rubs off
deletes
obscures
ravages
cuts
wrecks
blues pencil
devastates
smashes
blanks out
levels
strikes out
marks out
wipes off face of earth
scores out
blows to bits
desolates
blows sky-high
KO's
defeats
inks out
sinks
destroys root and branch
covers
removes all traces of
crossing out
takes apart
silences
vaporizes
US
vaporises
UK
ruins
ends
shatters
creams
crushes
pulverizes
US
wracks
nukes
guts
pulverises
UK
pulls down
tears down
stops
cuts out
nullifies
kills off
gives the chop
undoes
suppresses
overthrows
overwhelms
uproots
puts a stop to
dispenses with
lays waste
negates
annuls
invalidates
dissolves
disannuls
drops
abrogates
discards
quells
squelches
overturns
sheds
scraps
spoils
desecrates
checks
damages
disrupts
excludes
banishes
trims
prostrates
tramples
brings to an end
puts the kibosh on
strikes
beheads
leaves in ruins
knocks something on the head
breaks up
dusts off
decapitates
electrocutes
exsects
leaves desolate
wreaks havoc on
puts out
genocides
mutilates
stuns
aborts
beats
depopulates
wipes
benothings
blasts
wipes off
sees the back of
scrubs out
kayoes
kayos
breaks off
burns
incinerates
poisons
consumes
murks
dismantles
kills in cold blood
commits genocide
cuts a swath through
impairs
smothers
does
takes a life
knifes
chills
cools
garottes
puts someone out of their misery
casts out
gets shot of
drives out
burns away
phases out
scourges
drags
drags down
sterilizes
US
clears away
sterilises
UK
havocs
overruns
moves in for the kill
takes off
drives to the wall
rids
stones
curbs
strips
gases
wreaks havoc
blue-pencils
expurgates
stifles
cleanses
scours
sends to the gallows
sends to the gas chamber
strings up
stones to death
sends to the chair
sends to the gibbet
puts before a firing squad
sends to the electric chair
crosses through
bowdlerizes
US
scratchs out
lifts
subdues
represses
deles
edits out
culls
scotches
nips in the bud
quenches
cracks down on
overcomes
edits
elides
launders
exscinds
scissors out
bowdlerises
UK
Xes out
puts a line through
lops off
slashes
amputates
cuts up
routs out
shakes out
cleans out
thins out
upsets
reduces the numbers of
thins out the population of
rescinds
repeals
voids
revokes
takes away
vacates
retracts
withdraws
avoids
countermands
abates
nulls
discontinues
repudiates
vitiates
ditches
dumps
subverts
junks
prohibits
jettisons
disestablishes
chops
deracinates
supersedes
inhibits
sets aside
strikes down
rolls back
calls off
throws out
closes down
puts kibosh on
more ❯
“When he got the opportunity, he would steal from his hiding-place, and, with his long rifle,
shoot down
his enemies.”
Verb
▲
To shame or put down
humbles
humiliates
shames
degrades
demeans
abases
chastens
debases
disgraces
subdues
mortifies
sinks
abashes
breaks
belittles
crushes
owns
reduces
chagrins
cheapens
discredits
dishonors
US
dishonours
UK
lowers
causes to lose face
embarrasses
makes a fool of
smirches
tears down
bemeans
deflates
discomfits
squashes
demotes
fouls
overcomes
silences
snubs
squelches
upsets
brings down
casts down
pulls down
puts away
puts down
puts to shame
strikes dumb
takes down
brings low
cuts down to size
makes eat dirt
makes someone eat crow
makes someone eat humble pie
pops one's balloon
puts one away
brings down a peg
cuts to the quick
makes one feel small
forces to eat humble pie
puts someone in their place
takes down a peg or two
takes down a peg
settles someone's hash
smears
denigrates
disparages
diminishes
runs down
shows up
defames
devalues
sullies
stains
stigmatizes
US
taints
tarnishes
besmirches
disconcerts
reproaches
quashes
slurs
besmears
stigmatises
UK
defiles
lowers the status of
cuts down
takes the wind out of your sails
bastardizes
US
dehumanizes
US
profanes
dehumanises
UK
bastardises
UK
ridicules
blots
slanders
brings shame to
withers
pans
slams
rips
blisters
discountenances
downplays
vanquishes
confuses
vilifies
maligns
makes someone feel ashamed
makes uncomfortable
gives a black eye
calumniates
makes ashamed
censures
plays down
soils
insults
causes to feel small
exposes
disfavors
US
disfavours
UK
puts out of countenance
compromises
disesteems
brings into disrepute
dispirits
drags through the mud
drags through the mire
reflects badly on
cows
brings shame upon
gives a bad name
puts in a bad light
casts aspersions on
flattens
discourages
dismays
disheartens
does a hatchet job on
detracts from
shows in a bad light
pooh-poohs
brings into disfavour
blackens someone's name
destroys
debunks
dashes
blackens
scandalizes
US
knocks down
punctures balloon
lets down easy
scandalises
UK
desecrates
downgrades
knocks the stuffing out of
lets wind out of sails
brings shame on
gives a bad name to
drags down
brings discredit to
brings dishonour to
blackens the name of
lessens
makes lose face
damages the reputation of
damages
libels
injures
blemishes
corrupts
debauches
stoops
disrespects
derogates
descends
reflects negatively
muddies the reputation of
gets the better of
has the last laugh on
casts in a bad light
blackens the reputation of
harms the reputation of
blights
ruins
dumps on
condescends
deigns
brands
spots
mocks
derides
attaints
disregards
depreciates
prostitutes
betrays
casts a slur
minimizes
US
undervalues
minimises
UK
demolishes
loses face
succumbs
reduces the status of
sells out
tars and feathers
beats down
takes apart
takes to bits
takes to pieces
tames
does discredit to
lowers yourself
lowers oneself
demeans oneself
debases oneself
asperses
shows in bad light
scores off
muckrakes
blemishes the reputation of
tarnishes the reputation of
hurts
puts in one's place
flings mud at
slings mud at
becomes a stain of the escutcheon of
becomes a blot of the escutcheon of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To injure
scathes
injures
abuses
assails
attacks
bashes
belabours
UK
belabors
US
blasts
castigates
excoriates
lambasts
lambastes
potshots
savages
slams
trashes
vituperates
blisters
drubs
flays
lashes
pans
scarifies
scorches
scores
scourges
slaps
slashes
vilifies
jumps on
lights into
sails into
ties into
beats up on
lashes into
rips into
burns someone's ears
crawls all over
pins your ears back
rakes over the coals
puts someone on the griddle
reads the riot act
puts someone on the hot seat
scratches
lances
lacerates
cuts
incises
censures
berates
reviles
slates
rebukes
reprimands
reproaches
denigrates
upbraids
knocks
hammers
maligns
condemns
scolds
chastises
rubbishes
chides
insults
denounces
carpets
asperses
slanders
roasts
rates
calumniates
traduces
rails
smears
blames
vilipends
skewers
crucifies
harangues
curses
slangs
contemns
accuses
growls
riles
bad-mouths
lays into
runs down
rails against
slags off
inveighs against
tears into
bawls out
finds fault with
tells off
chews out
tongue-lashes
fulminates against
takes to task
tears a strip off
barks at
finds fault
yells at
gives someone a dressing-down
cries down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To shoot someone or something with a gun
plugs
shoots
pops
drills
guns
blasts
hits
pumps
guns down
picks off
pumps full of lead
pots
opens fire on
blows away
bombards
shells
mows down
zaps
bags
fires
puts a bullet in
fells
fires on
fires at
cuts down
opens fire at
snipes
strikes
smokes
lets someone have it
lets fly
puts before a firing squad
blazes away
executes
pulls the trigger
snipes at
lets go with
lets fly at
kills
assassinates
murders
slays
brings down
discharges
blazes
blitzes
fires away
bombs
attacks
shoots away
blasts away
cannonades
strafes
batters
pounds
barrages
shoots at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To beat in a contest
bests
beats
defeats
conquers
knocks off
overcomes
triumphs over
trounces
prevails over
puts away
routs
takes down
beats up
creams
crushes
drubs
floors
overthrows
overwhelms
subdues
takes care of
thrashes
totals
trashes
vanquishes
whips
wipes the floor with
blasts
decks
demolishes
knocks out
KO's
licks
shuts down
smashes
wallops
wastes
wipes out
bulldozes
clobbers
lambastes
masters
tans
waxes
checkmates
humbles
puts someone in their place
quells
whomps
annihilates
blows away
blows out
dispatches
edges out
flattens
outfights
overbears
overmatches
overpowers
slaughters
subjugates
unseats
upends
upsets
wins against
blows out of the water
puts in the shade
runs rings around
tanks
undoes
pips at the post
Verb
▲
To physically bring to the ground
brings down
drops
fells
decks
floors
levels
lowers
knocks down
prostrates
tumbles
knocks over
pulls down
cuts down
mows down
throws down
lays low
KO's
Verb
▲
To cause damage to something with the intent of disabling it
disables
damages
impairs
hurts
batters
harms
ruins
sabotages
shatters
totals
wrecks
puts out of action
knocks out
takes out
Verb
▲
To climb down using one's limbs
shins
descends
drops down
slides down
goes down
clambers down
swarms down
scrabbles down
shins down
scrambles down
Verb
▲
To corrupt or pervert the quality or character of someone or something
degrades
debases
corrupts
perverts
vitiates
depraves
warps
demeans
poisons
subverts
debauches
abases
cheapens
bastardises
UK
bastardizes
US
profanes
deteriorates
prostitutes
lessens
demoralises
UK
demoralizes
US
cankers
devalues
reduces
brutalises
UK
brutalizes
US
diminishes
dehumanises
UK
dehumanizes
US
bemeans
injures
mortifies
derogates
casts down
puts down
brings shame to
cuts down to size
lowers the status of
tears down
runs down
takes down a peg
cuts down
Verb
▲
To nullify or put an end to, especially formally
repeals
cancels
annuls
invalidates
nullifies
abrogates
quashes
voids
abolishes
negates
vacates
disannuls
dissolves
nulls
rescinds
avoids
abates
overrules
vetoes
overrides
nixes
kills
lifts
zaps
dismantles
KO's
sets aside
strikes down
rolls back
renders invalid
declares null and void
wipes out
makes void
washes out
Verb
▲
To attack or besiege, especially militarily
assaults
attacks
strikes
storms
assails
besieges
invades
besets
blitzes
charges
bushwhacks
raids
rushes
sics
blasts
trashes
pounces on
sets upon
strikes at
descends on
descends upon
falls on
marches into
swoops on
advances on
goes in on
launches an attack on
makes an assault on
jumps on
launches oneself at
sets on
turns on
sets about
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