KILL OFF Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

kill off

verb

Definition of kill off

as in to blot out

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Recent Examples of kill off The cast is well aware that Sheridan shows like to kill off their main characters. — Peter White, Deadline, 3 July 2026 In any case, Lohar was introduced, given way too much importance, and then killed off an episode later (after a two-year time-gap in the real world). — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Pochettino made two substitutes with 10 minutes to go in the match to send on some fresh legs as the USA tried to kill off the game. — David Close, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 Diatomaceous earth is one way to kill off a silverfish infestation, but is only effective in dry areas. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for kill off

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Californians suffered from terrible air quality, struggling to breathe amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a sooty plume blotted out the sun.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
The phenomenon, where smoke blots out the blue sky overhead, making the air appear milky-white or even orange, has become a relatively regular fixture of summers where out-of-control wildfires in the West bring noxious smoke downwind.

— Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 17 July 2026

Definition of blot out

Verb

If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of cut down

Verb

This was painting a bright red bullseye on the hog that was soon to be slaughtered.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of slaughter

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The transition to the climax, when Odysseus massacres his wife’s suitors with the help of Athena’s magic and son Telemachus (Alan Stenson), is also fairly rushed.

— Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
In an effort to starve the Native Americans of the Great Plains, white settlers massacred many millions of North American buffalo between 1870 and 1890, piling the animals’ skulls into monstrous mounds reaching up to the sky.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Definition of massacre

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Joe also takes the chance to collaborate with Coop on a new and more effective system for putting away the toys, which is a relief to Coop.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.

— Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of put away

Verb

The crash victim, identified as a 66-year-old man, was taken out of the woods by the fire department using specialized vehicles and transferred to an ambulance which transported him to Life Star.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Physical buttons on the earcups provide easy access and feel with controls that let the user adjust settings without needing to take out their phone or device each time.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of take out

Verb

Here, too, a face is lost in another body—though this time the self is annihilated by desire rather than grief.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
The matter and antimatter annihilate each other, creating other particles, including bundles of quarks.

— Matt von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of annihilate

Verb

Handre Pollard's grubber was scooped up by center Jesse Kriel, who bumped off two Scots to score.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
In bumping off Ecuador 2-0 Tuesday night in the friendly confines of Estadio Azteca, Mexico has set up Telemundo (and to a lesser extent, Fox) for a post-holiday blockbuster against England.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026

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