Destroy
Demolish
Synonyms Demolish, pull down, level, fell, break up, ruin, shatter, blast, blow to bits/pieces, explode, torpedo, disfigure, mar, impair, deface, injure, devastate, lay waste, wreak havoc on, disfeature, undo, play havoc with, put an end to, bring to an end, terminate, frustrate, quell, dash, vitiate, upset someone's apple cart, mess up, screw up, foul up, do in, put the lid on, do for, dish, nix, blow a hole in, euchre, bring to naught, knock down, tear down, raze (to the ground), dismantle, wreck, smash, crash, blow up, dynamite, bomb, spoil, blight, blemish, flaw, scar, harm, damage, ravage, waste, disrupt, upset, make a mess of, end, put a stop to, prevent, crush, quash, scotch, sabotage, cook someone's goose, muck up, louse up, make a hash of, put paid to, put the kibosh on, scupper, stymie, banjax, muller, and cruel.
Annihilate
Synonyms Annihilate, obliterate, wipe off the map, eradicate, extinguish, erase, extirpate, slaughter, butcher, decimate, rub out, zap, defeat utterly, win a resounding victory over, drub, rout, give someone a drubbing, lick, hammer, paste, whip, pulverize, wipe the floor with, make mincemeat of, crucify, turn inside out, stuff, shellac, cream, own, wipe out, wipe off the face of the earth, eliminate, liquidate, finish off, root out, kill, massacre, exterminate, take out, snuff out, waste, beat hollow, vanquish, trounce, crush, overwhelm, thrash, clobber, give someone a pasting, pound, demolish, take to the cleaners, murder, flatten, run rings around, marmalize, blow out, and skunk.
Example Sentences
The storm will destroy everything nearby.
They plan to destroy the evidence.
Fire can quickly destroy a forest.
Neglect can destroy relationships over time.