To Destroy

1. (transitive) To damage beyond use or repair.
2. (intransitive) To cause destruction.
3. (transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
4. (transitive) To put down or euthanize.
5. (transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.
6. (colloquial, transitive) To defeat soundly.
7. (computing, transitive) To remove data.
8. (US, colloquial, slang) To sing a song poorly.

Synonyms

• annihilate
• break
• demolish
• kill
• ruin
• waste

Antonyms

• build
• construct
• create
• make
• raise
• repair