Synonyms of liquidate

liquidate

verb

1

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of

a decisive act that liquidated all doubts and fears about his governing abilities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicate
• erase
• abolish
• destroy
• exterminate
• obliterate
• cancel
• annihilate
• expunge
• efface
• demolish
• wipe out
• sweep (away)
• stamp (out)
• blot out
• extirpate
• dismantle
• kill
• clean (up)
• shatter
• discard
• ruin
• root (out)
• rub out
• devastate
• dissolve
• consume
• snuff (out)
• decimate
• black out
• flatten
• ravage
• terminate
• waste
• eject
• raze
• wreck
• mow (down)
• expel
• tear down
• fragment
• smash
• devour
• finish
• oust
• total
• powder
• ditch
• excise
• kill off
• pulverize
• jettison
• blow up
• atomize
• dash
• doom
• blast
• cut
• dynamite
• throw out
• splinter
• zap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• preserve
• save
• conserve
• create
• build
• make
• construct
• manufacture
• form
• shape
• fabricate
• forge
• restore
• frame
• rebuild
• reconstruct
• renew
• repair
• fix
• patch
• fashion
• renovate
• mend
• recondition
• revamp

2

as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately

his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• execute
• slay
• kill
• neutralize
• terminate
• destroy
• dispatch
• get
• off
• slaughter
• whack
• snuff
• put away
• shoot
• take out
• ice
• do in
• rub out
• do away with
• croak
• bump off
• eliminate
• knock off
• eradicate
• claim
• exterminate
• cut down
• blow away
• fell
• annihilate
• shoot down
• blot out
• massacre
• carry off
• smite
• butcher
• mow (down)
• wipe out
• zap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• revive
• raise
• resurrect
• animate
• resuscitate

3

as in to pay

to give what is owed for

used our lottery winnings to liquidate our debts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pay
• settle
• meet
• balance
• stand
• pay up
• pay off
• discharge
• quit
• spring (for)
• ante (up)
• foot
• clear
• recompense
• pony up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiate