Demolish is a synonym of destroy.
As verbs the difference between demolish and destroy
is that
demolish is to destroy; to destruct while
destroy is
to damage beyond use or repair
.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
demolish English
Verb
( es)
To destroy; to destruct.
- They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.
(figuratively) To utterly defeat.
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destroy English
Verb
To damage beyond use or repair.
- The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
To cause destruction.
- ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
- ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
To put down or euthanize.
- Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
(colloquial) To defeat soundly.
(computing) To remove data.
- The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.
Synonyms
* annihilate
* break
* demolish
* kill
* ruin
* waste
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Antonyms
* build
* construct
* create
* make
* raise
* repair
Derived terms
* destroyable
* destroyer
* destroyer escort
* destroying angel
Related terms
* destruct
* destructible
* destruction
* destructive
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