Synonyms of did in

did in

verb

past tense of do in

1

as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

a business venture that was done in by poor planning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• demolished
• shattered
• devastated
• wrecked
• smashed
• overcame
• damaged
• pulled down
• wasted
• tore down
• rubbed out
• won (against)
• totaled
• eroded
• marred
• vaporized
• wore (away)
• extinguished
• creamed
• pulverized
• decimated
• wracked
• annihilated
• razed
• ravaged
• desolated
• crippled
• prevailed (over)
• killed
• defeated
• triumphed (over)
• removed
• injured
• broke
• crushed
• dismantled
• blasted
• nuked
• took down
• washed out
• trimmed
• blew up
• stamped (out)
• impaired
• licked
• rooted (out)
• subdued
• conquered
• surmounted
• cut down
• wiped out
• routed
• swept (away)
• mastered
• dissolved
• deteriorated
• spoiled
• blotted out
• scotched
• took out
• whipped
• harmed
• mangled
• thrashed
• clobbered
• disintegrated
• mutilated
• overmatched
• bested
• disfigured
• mowed (down)
• trounced
• defaced
• vitiated
• scoured
• beat
• sacked
• gutted
• killed off
• eradicated
• assassinated
• dynamited
• slaughtered
• obliterated
• murdered
• plundered
• disassembled
• executed
• dilapidated
• vandalized
• exterminated
• walloped
• overbore
• expunged
• looted
• drubbed
• undid
• liquidated
• effaced
• trampled
• extirpated
• snuffed (out)
• havocked
• skunked
• slew
• butchered
• pillaged
• dispatched
• despoiled
• trashed
• massacred
• felled
• zapped
• unmade
• unbuilt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set up
• built
• put up
• constructed
• erected
• raised
• reared
• fixed
• created
• brought about
• repaired
• made
• produced
• invented
• formed
• manufactured
• established
• shaped
• assembled
• founded
• organized
• framed
• fabricated
• constituted
• forged
• molded
• patched
• instituted
• fashioned
• reconditioned
• protected
• preserved
• mended
• saved
• revamped
• doctored
• restored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• remodeled
• renovated

2

as in killed

to deprive of life

the early frost did in all of our tender plants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killed
• destroyed
• did for
• did away with
• carried off
• claimed
• slew
• took
• made away with
• dispatched
• murdered
• felled
• cut down
• slaughtered
• put away
• took out
• croaked
• assassinated
• finished
• rubbed out
• wasted
• blotted out
• killed off
• knocked off
• bumped off
• butchered
• neutralized
• executed
• mowed
• put down
• got
• massacred
• smote
• whacked
• snuffed
• decimated
• iced
• terminated
• annihilated
• martyred
• offed
• scragged
• euthanized
• suicided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animated
• raised
• restored
• revived
• resurrected
• nurtured
• resuscitated

3

as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately

somebody did the old man in late last night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• did away with
• executed
• put away
• took out
• killed
• got
• dispatched
• slew
• knocked off
• bumped off
• terminated
• rubbed out
• neutralized
• liquidated
• shot down
• whacked
• destroyed
• slaughtered
• cut down
• snuffed
• carried off
• iced
• offed
• croaked
• blotted out
• claimed
• blew away
• mowed (down)
• wiped out
• shot
• eliminated
• smote
• butchered
• felled
• massacred
• eradicated
• exterminated
• zapped
• annihilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• restored
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

4

as in wore

to use up all the physical energy of

the long day of hard work really did me in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wore
• killed
• tired
• exhausted
• did up
• drained
• wore out
• burned out
• busted
• knocked out
• washed out
• wearied
• tuckered (out)
• harassed
• fatigued
• wore to a frazzle
• outwore
• wasted
• broke
• frazzled
• fagged
• weakened
• debilitated
• sapped
• enfeebled
• enervated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activated
• strengthened
• energized
• rested
• relaxed
• rejuvenated
• invigorated
• vitalized
• unwound

5

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

too savvy an investor to be done in by preposterous claims of astronomical returns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheated
• plucked
• squeezed
• stung
• hustled
• stuck
• did
• beat
• screwed
• ripped off
• choused
• shook down
• took to the cleaners
• took for a ride
• thimblerigged
• victimized
• deceived
• bled
• sold a bill of goods to
• mulcted
• defrauded
• reamed
• shortchanged
• diddled
• shorted
• conned
• rooked
• fiddled
• exploited
• swindled
• hosed
• skinned
• tricked
• fleeced
• bilked
• flimflammed
• chiseled
• euchred
• stiffed
• cozened
• suckered
• skunked
• gaffed
• betrayed
• fooled
• nobbled
• wrenched
• clipped
• extorted
• roped (in)
• gouged
• overcharged
• wrung
• nicked
• milked
• soaked
• wrested
• gulled
• duped
• fast-talked
• bitched
• bamboozled
• double-crossed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of did in

The spread was similar in math, with fewer than 4% of students meeting expectations in Sheridan School District 2, while 58% did in Littleton Public Schools. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Other Eurasian emperors of the time also did not persecute occult practitioners as Ivan did in the lead-up to the second oprichnina, actions more in line with attitudes in early modern Christian Europe than those common among rulers of Asia. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

But the outcome could be radically different, even if the states win, as Glenn-Mills did in March. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Long before the rape accusation that did in his candidacy, those red flags should have been completely disqualifying. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Rather than zeroing in on one unstable dynamic like Goode did in Tiger King and Chimp Crazy, Monsters of God expands its scope to the entire reptile trafficking ecosystem throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

This involves collecting and euthanizing the birds, which Denver did in 2024. — Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Sneed has a history of knee issues, so Kansas City is managing him as the team did in 2023. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Next, the researchers compared octopus and squid tissue and found that the former did in fact have fewer and smaller protein clumps. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026