kill

The word “kill” has 1 syllable: kill

It's pronounced as /kɪl/

What is synonym and antonym for kill?

In the thesaurus, “kill” has 248 synonyms and 86 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for kill along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for kill

X out
abbreviate
affluent
allure
annihilate
annul
arrest
arroyo
asphyxiate
assassinate
bayou
beast
beck
beckon
beguile
bewitch
billabong
black out
blackball
blacklist
bleep
blip
blot out
blue-pencil
bourn
bourne
bowdlerize
brake
branch
break
brook
brooklet
brute
bump off
burn
burn out
bust
butcher
canal
cancel
captivate
carry off
cease
censor
channel
charm
chase
chock
claim
clip
confluent
coulee
counteract
court
creature
creek
critter
croak
crop
crucify
cut
cut down
cut off
cutoff
deactivate
deaden
debilitate
decimate
decline
defeat
dele
delete
delight
destroy
disallow
disapprove
disarm
dismantle
dismiss
dispatch
distributary
do away with
do for
do in
do up
down
drain
draw
draw up
drown
dump
efface
electrocute
elide
enchant
enervate
enfeeble
enrapture
enthral
enthrall
entice
entrance
eradicate
erase
euthanatize
euthanize
excise
execute
exhaust
expunge
expurgate
exterminate
extinguish
extirpate
fag
fascinate
fatigue
fell
finish
forbid
frazzle
fresh
freshet
game
garrote
get
gill
gratify
guillotine
gut
halt
hang
harass
hit
ice
immolate
influent
interest
intrigue
invite
jam
kill off
knock off
knock out
launder
liquidate
lure
lynch
magnetize
make away with
martyr
massacre
millrace
millstream
mothball
mow
murder
negative
neutralize
nix
nullify
obliterate
off
outwear
phase out
please
poison
polish off
prey
prohibit
pull
put away
put down
put to death
quarry
quash
quell
race
recant
red-pencil
redact
refuse
remove
repress
revoke
rill
rivulet
rub out
ruin
run
runlet
runnel
runoff
sacrifice
sap
scrag
seduce
shoot down
shorten
shut off
silence
slaughter
slay
slew
slough
slue
smite
smother
snuff
solicit
stall
stick
stifle
still
stop
strangle
stream
streamlet
suffocate
suicide
suppress
take
take out
target
tempt
terminate
tire
tributary
turn off
turn out
veto
victim
wash
wash out
waste
watercourse
waterway
weaken
wear
wear out
wear to a frazzle
weary
whack
wile
wipe out
witch
woo
zap

Antonyms for kill

OK
activate
actuate
admit
aid
allow
animate
annoy
approve
assist
authorize
begin
bore
carnivore
charge
chaser
confirm
continue
create
discharge
disgust
displease
drive
elect
electrify
encourage
energize
fire
free
fuel
generate
help
hunter
initiate
invigorate
irk
killer
launch
leave alone
let go
maintain
move
murderer
nurture
offend
pass
permit
power
predator
preserve
propel
pursuer
push
raise
ratify
reactivate
recharge
rejuvenate
relax
release
repel
rest
restore
resurrect
resuscitate
revive
revolt
run
sanction
save
set off
spark
start
stet
strengthen
support
switch
tire
touch off
trigger
trip
turn on
unwind
validate
vitalize
weary

Meanings of kill

noun
1. The act of killing.
2. Specifically, the death blow.
3. The result of killing; that which has been killed.
4. The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
5. (north-east US) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.
6. A kiln.
verb
1. To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
2. To render inoperative.
3. To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
4. To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
5. To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
6. To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
7. To use up or to waste.
8. To exert an overwhelming effect on.
9. To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
10. To force a company out of business.
11. To produce intense pain.
12. To punish severely.
13. To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
14. To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
15. To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
16. To cause to assume the value zero.
17. (IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
18. To deadmelt.

Example Sentences

The detective was determined to kill the rumors surrounding the case.It's important to find a way to kill time during long flights.
The scientist worked hard to find a solution that would kill harmful bacteria without affecting good ones.
He tried to kill the tension in the room with a lighthearted joke.
The gardener used natural methods to kill weeds without harming the plants.

On this page you'll find 334 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kill, such as: OK, X out, abbreviate, activate, actuate, admit, affluent.

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