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
• tore down
• wasted
• rubbed out
• won (against)
• totaled
• vaporized
• eroded
• wore (away)
• extinguished
• creamed
• pulverized
• marred
• wracked
• decimated
• annihilated
• razed
• desolated
• ravaged
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• crippled
• defeated
• killed
• removed
• injured
• broke
• crushed
• nuked
• blasted
• dismantled
• took down
• washed out
• blew up
• trimmed
• stamped (out)
• impaired
• rooted (out)
• licked
• conquered
• subdued
• surmounted
• cut down
• wiped out
• routed
• swept (away)
• mastered
• dissolved
• deteriorated
• blotted out
• scotched
• took out
• spoiled
• harmed
• whipped
• mangled
• thrashed
• clobbered
• mutilated
• disintegrated
• overmatched
• bested
• disfigured
• mowed (down)
• trounced
• defaced
• vitiated
• scoured
• beat
• gutted
• killed off
• sacked
• eradicated
• dynamited
• assassinated
• obliterated
• slaughtered
• murdered
• plundered
• disassembled
• executed
• dilapidated
• exterminated
• walloped
• overbore
• expunged
• vandalized
• drubbed
• looted
• liquidated
• undid
• 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

If today's buyers spent the same share of their income on a mortgage as buyers did in 1997, their payment would be roughly $1,650 instead of $2,291. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

That’s especially true now, in an era when AI allows pretty much any company to design a chip just like Nvidia’s, as OpenAI did in a matter of months. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Cothiere garnered a much lower vote share than Wilson did in the crowded eight-person August primary to Wilson. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

If the party does not have these debates openly and consistently over the next two years, a Democratic president risks entering office in 2029 much as Jimmy Carter did in 1977. — Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

But her evolution as an artist is akin to some of my favorite artists — like, look at what the Beatles did in six years, or one of my favorite Brit artists, Paul Weller, going from the Jam to Style Council to his solo stuff. — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

The governor has the ability to reconvene a special session in the Legislature, which Newsom last did in 2024 to bring down high gas prices. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

As Barabak pointed out, no Democrat who has been the party’s nominee and lost a presidential election, as Harris did in 2024, has won the nomination again since Adlai Stevenson did it in 1956. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Sometimes a player experiences a season in the sun and falls back to Earth, as Matt Kemp and Jacoby Ellsbury did in 2011. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026