Synonyms of does in

does in

verb

present tense third-person singular of do in

1

as in destroys

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

• destroys
• ruins
• demolishes
• devastates
• shatters
• overcomes
• wrecks
• smashes
• pulls down
• rubs out
• damages
• wastes
• tears down
• vaporizes
• totals
• erodes
• wracks
• pulverizes
• desolates
• ravages
• extinguishes
• razes
• annihilates
• mars
• prevails (over)
• decimates
• breaks
• creams
• removes
• wins (against)
• triumphs (over)
• takes down
• defeats
• kills
• nukes
• cripples
• surmounts
• dismantles
• wears (away)
• masters
• crushes
• blasts
• licks
• overbears
• injures
• takes out
• deteriorates
• blows up
• subdues
• conquers
• bests
• spoils
• vitiates
• disintegrates
• trims
• cuts down
• dissolves
• blots out
• whips
• wipes out
• impairs
• harms
• washes out
• undoes
• guts
• clobbers
• sweeps (away)
• defaces
• overmatches
• disfigures
• routs
• thrashes
• beats
• snuffs (out)
• mutilates
• scotches
• eradicates
• vandalizes
• trounces
• scours
• wallops
• roots (out)
• obliterates
• mangles
• dilapidates
• dynamites
• kills off
• unmakes
• disassembles
• plunders
• exterminates
• assassinates
• slays
• liquidates
• executes
• unbuilds
• mows (down)
• stamps (out)
• tramples
• sacks
• effaces
• loots
• despoils
• dispatches
• murders
• slaughters
• extirpates
• fells
• zaps
• expunges
• drubs
• trashes
• pillages
• skunks
• massacres
• butchers
• havocs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sets up
• builds
• puts up
• raises
• creates
• repairs
• constructs
• doctors
• erects
• makes
• produces
• fixes
• rears
• brings about
• forms
• manufactures
• establishes
• invents
• shapes
• fathers
• constitutes
• organizes
• assembles
• institutes
• protects
• frames
• founds
• mends
• preserves
• patches
• saves
• fashions
• revamps
• reconditions
• conserves
• forges
• restores
• molds
• reconstructs
• fabricates
• rebuilds
• renovates
• remodels

2

as in kills

to deprive of life

the early frost did in all of our tender plants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroys
• kills
• slays
• does for
• does away with
• takes
• carries off
• claims
• dispatches
• makes away with
• fells
• takes out
• cuts down
• murders
• puts away
• croaks
• rubs out
• slaughters
• blots out
• assassinates
• neutralizes
• finishes
• wastes
• kills off
• knocks off
• gets
• snuffs
• puts down
• smites
• executes
• mows
• offs
• whacks
• bumps off
• butchers
• annihilates
• decimates
• terminates
• ices
• massacres
• martyrs
• scrags
• suicides
• euthanizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animates
• raises
• restores
• revives
• resurrects
• nurtures
• resuscitates

3

as in assassinates

to put to death deliberately

somebody did the old man in late last night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinates
• murders
• does away with
• slays
• takes out
• puts away
• executes
• rubs out
• gets
• dispatches
• kills
• neutralizes
• knocks off
• terminates
• liquidates
• offs
• snuffs
• whacks
• destroys
• bumps off
• shoots
• cuts down
• blows away
• croaks
• ices
• slaughters
• shoots down
• carries off
• blots out
• claims
• eliminates
• smites
• wipes out
• zaps
• fells
• mows (down)
• eradicates
• butchers
• exterminates
• massacres
• annihilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raises
• restores
• revives
• animates
• resurrects
• resuscitates

4

as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of

the long day of hard work really did me in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wears
• kills
• exhausts
• tires
• does up
• wears out
• drains
• burns out
• knocks out
• busts
• wearies
• washes out
• breaks
• outwears
• harasses
• fatigues
• wastes
• fags
• wears to a frazzle
• tuckers (out)
• frazzles
• weakens
• saps
• enervates
• debilitates
• enfeebles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activates
• strengthens
• energizes
• rests
• vitalizes
• invigorates
• relaxes
• rejuvenates
• unwinds

5

as in squeezes

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

• squeezes
• plucks
• does
• cheats
• stings
• hustles
• sticks
• shakes down
• beats
• rips off
• screws
• tricks
• cozens
• sells a bill of goods to
• victimizes
• deceives
• chouses
• bleeds
• takes to the cleaners
• diddles
• flimflams
• shorts
• shortchanges
• cons
• fiddles
• mulcts
• defrauds
• reams
• suckers
• exploits
• takes for a ride
• swindles
• bilks
• rooks
• hoses
• skins
• stiffs
• fleeces
• thimblerigs
• chisels
• gaffs
• clips
• euchres
• betrays
• fools
• nobbles
• extorts
• skunks
• wrenches
• soaks
• wrests
• overcharges
• wrings
• milks
• gouges
• nicks
• fast-talks
• gulls
• dupes
• bitches
• ropes (in)
• bamboozles
• double-crosses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of does in

However, Sacramento does in fact have a restaurant that merges these cuisines in an elegant and very personal way. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Not everyone went slowly insane under such circumstances, as Bartleby does in Melville’s story, but the experience was disorienting all the same. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Homer’s poem does in fact register an apprehension of foreigners who live near the sea. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

But getting the shoes, walking around in my spare time in New York in heels, which Carolyn does in the show and Sarah Pidgeon does not. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Consider this your guide to eating like Colagreco does in the French (and Italian) Riviera. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026

And that’s exactly what Kay does in a new promotional campaign for YES Network that debuted on Friday, preceding the channel’s first broadcast of the Yankees’ 2026 season. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026

Anthropic is supposed to be able to obviate what Workday does in human resources and finance. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026

Deep reserve Pat Spencer checked in to start the fourth quarter, playing the minutes Curry usually does in that spot. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026