DEATH BLOW Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

deathblow

noun

Definition of deathblow

as in confutation

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Recent Examples of deathblow So why shouldn’t Trump exploit that fragility to land a death blow against a murderous adversary? — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 And in January the administration delivered a death blow to a program that was meant to deploy backup solar and storage systems at hospitals and at 30,000 homes of rural, low-income and medically vulnerable people, according to Latitude Media. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026 In September, those plans were dealt a death blow when the city council approved amending the municipal zoning code to prohibit timesharing in single-family homes. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025 In the view of the movie theater industry trade association Cinema United, the deal — which is still pending regulatory approval and would not go into effect until Q3 next year — represents a death blow to multiplexes. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deathblow

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Noun

Nominalism and positivism have deluged the world with vast quantities of little-read scholarship whose underlying rationale is often the confutation of the very possibility of the larger-scale intelligibility of the world.

— M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2022

Definition of confutation

Noun

As the guests attempt to keep up appearances, the celebrations descend into a day of calamity, hilarity and unexpected connections.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Anything that seems relatively unimportant, like who sits on what dais, becomes the calamity of the century.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of calamity

Noun

Lilly reported a knockout quarter of its own last week and closed at a record high Friday.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Since this is the fourth of eight games in the UCL group stage, both teams will be eager to win today to improve their chances of finishing among the top eight and securing automatic qualification to the knockout rounds.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of knockout

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The organization provides individuals and families with essential products, including merchandise donated by retailers and manufacturers, to help them through poverty, disaster and other challenging circumstances.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Kim called for a public nonprofit disaster insurance program that would cover wildfire risks for existing homes.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of disaster

Noun

The video featured resistance training combos, like squats paired with overhead dumbbell presses, and another including skull crushers with a barbell and reverse crunches.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Qatar did the same for reckless driving two years ago, feeding a Toyota Supra into a car crusher after its driver was filmed doing donuts on a highway.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crusher

Noun

Since Benson and her co-authors met in Oviedo, weather catastrophes have multiplied, oceans have acidified and the amount of carbon in the atmosphere has soared.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
But this latest catastrophe could clip the wings of any comeback.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of catastrophe

Noun

Mesa hit a go-ahead, tiebreaking two-run homer off Fried in the ALDS clincher.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
This group ended Milwaukee’s 12-game road postseason losing streak since 2018 with the clincher in San Diego, executing nearly flawlessly in the process.

— Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of clincher

Noun

Across medicine, physicians need support to carry the profound emotional burdens of helping patients and families through tragedy.

— Robert M. Kinast, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
Many workplaces can identify warning signs early and potentially stop a tragedy while also taking additional steps.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

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