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kill

[kil] / kɪl /
VERB
deprive of existence; destroy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassinate drown execute get hit massacre murder poison slaughter slay wipe out
STRONG
annihilate asphyxiate crucify dispatch dump electrocute eradicate erase exterminate extirpate finish garrote guillotine hang immolate liquidate lynch neutralize obliterate off sacrifice smother snuff strangle suffocate waste zap
WEAK
do away with do in polish off put away put to death rub out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
save
STRONG
free help leave alone let go maintain preserve
VERB
turn off; cancel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stop
STRONG
annul cease counteract deaden defeat extinguish forbid halt negative neutralize nix nullify prohibit quash quell recant refuse revoke ruin smother stifle still suppress veto
WEAK
X out shut off turn out
Antonyms
STRONG
OK aid allow approve assist authorize continue create encourage permit sanction start support validate
WEAK
begin initiate turn on

Example Sentences

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Raiders kill the fifth boss after 52 attempts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

“They’re going to chase faster; they need to make up that money, because they think, ‘My parents are going to kill me.’”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Hence the one-year timeline for a kill switch should the bubble burst sooner than the stakeholders anticipate.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Something as simple as a cold could kill Rebecca Quayle, who has terminal cancer, her mum believes.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Cockleburs have two seeds that mature at different times, so you have to kill them twice.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck