Synonyms of kills

kills 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of kill

1

as in destroys

to deprive of life

during the war more soldiers were killed by disease than anything else

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in dismisses

to reject by or as if by a vote

the Senate killed the bill by a single vote

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismisses
• refuses
• vetoes
• shoots down
• downs
• nixes
• blackballs
• disallows
• disapproves
• declines
• negatives
• blacklists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirms
• allows
• passes
• approves
• admits
• supports
• ratifies
• elects
• assents (to)
• sanctions

3

as in deletes

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deletes
• cancels
• erases
• removes
• strikes (out)
• crosses (out)
• censors
• strokes (out)
• eradicates
• edits (out)
• scratches (out)
• obliterates
• elides
• blue-pencils
• suppresses
• expunges
• effaces
• wipes out
• deles
• shortens
• clips
• excises
• blots out
• rubs out
• roots (out)
• x's (out)
• crops
• launders
• silences
• represses
• cleans (up)
• abbreviates
• cuts
• redacts
• expurgates
• bowdlerizes
• red-pencils
• blips
• blacks out
• bleeps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stets

4

as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of

the long hike up the mountain just about killed us

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

5

as in fascinates

to attract or delight as if by magic

with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fascinates
• entices
• seduces
• enchants
• delights
• captivates
• lures
• pleases
• charms
• tempts
• draws
• intrigues
• interests
• beguiles
• magnetizes
• bewitches
• pulls
• witches
• disarms
• allures
• gratifies
• woos
• appeals (to)
• invites
• wiles
• arrests
• entrances
• beckons
• enthralls
• enraptures
• solicits
• courts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offends
• repels
• disgusts
• annoys
• displeases
• bores
• revolts
• tires
• irks
• wearies

6

as in deactivates

to cause to stop functioning

kill the engine before it overheats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deactivates
• brakes
• shuts off
• sticks
• turns off
• dismantles
• halts
• jams
• flicks (off)
• arrests
• stalls
• cuts off
• phases out
• mothballs
• draws up
• chocks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starts
• moves
• runs
• drives
• activates
• triggers
• propels
• generates
• fuels
• sparks
• powers
• pushes
• actuates
• sets off
• turns on
• fires
• energizes
• charges
• trips
• launches
• touches off
• releases
• switches
• discharges
• electrifies
• cranks (up)
• reactivates
• recharges

kills

2 of 2

noun

plural of kill

1

as in victims

Related Words

• victims
• games
• creatures
• chases
• prey
• targets
• critters
• quarries
• beasts
• brutes

Dissimilar Words

• predators
• hunters
• killers
• murderers
• carnivores
• pursuers
• chasers

2

as in washes

Related Words

• washes
• races
• cuts
• cutoffs
• waterways
• canals
• watercourses
• sloughs
• guts
• streams
• millstreams
• millraces
• channels
• coulees
• runs
• tributaries
• distributaries
• burns
• bayous
• influents
• freshets
• affluents
• branches
• confluents
• runoffs
• freshes
• arroyos
• brooks
• rills
• billabongs
• streamlets
• runnels
• rivulets
• creeks
• brooklets
• becks
• bourns
• runlets
• gills

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kills

Verb

Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

The deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma, kills more than 8,000 Americans a year and in Connecticut, nearly 900 people will be diagnosed each year. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Lakshmana, supported by Hanuman and Vibhishana (Ravana’s brother who joins Rama’s side), confronts Indrajit and kills him with a celestial arrow. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Ultron suggests Thomas will face his own coin-flip moment as Paladin either kills him or adopts him, replacing Vision as his father. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Some studies show that earwax kills bacteria, but other studies find that earwax harbors bacteria. — David Hu, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

In the end, Matt kills everybody who wronged him (plus several innocent people), and is forced to live as a reclusive mud monster in the sewers. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Crime, courts and policing A man kills his teenage ex-girlfriend in Arcadia and then shoots himself. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Danny Trejo has played a Mexican revolutionary, a Mexican cop, a Mexican cartel assassin and, of course, a Mexican ex-con who kills bad guys with a machete. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Noun

Texas picked it up in the second half and finished with 37 deflections and four kills — a kill represents three consecutive defensive stops — to stymie a Bulldogs team that had won four of its last five games on the road. — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026

Cos-Okpalla clinched three of the last five points for Texas A&M with two kills and an assisted block, including a final kill over the middle for match point. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025

Pugh then scored on back-to-back kills later in the set, scored on a block and scored on a kill for the final point of the set. — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025

Harris had two kills during a 5-1 run that closed out the first game and a kill, block and ace during a comeback in the second game. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025