Synonyms of liquidate

liquidate

verb

ˈli-kwə-ˌdāt 

1

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of

a decisive act that liquidated all doubts and fears about his governing abilities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicate
• erase
• abolish
• destroy
• exterminate
• obliterate
• cancel
• annihilate
• expunge
• efface
• demolish
• wipe out
• sweep (away)
• stamp (out)
• blot out
• extirpate
• dismantle
• kill
• clean (up)
• shatter
• discard
• ruin
• root (out)
• rub out
• devastate
• dissolve
• consume
• snuff (out)
• decimate
• black out
• flatten
• ravage
• terminate
• waste
• eject
• raze
• wreck
• mow (down)
• expel
• tear down
• fragment
• smash
• devour
• finish
• oust
• total
• powder
• ditch
• excise
• kill off
• pulverize
• jettison
• blow up
• atomize
• dash
• doom
• blast
• cut
• dynamite
• throw out
• splinter
• zap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• preserve
• save
• conserve
• create
• build
• make
• construct
• manufacture
• form
• shape
• fabricate
• forge
• restore
• frame
• rebuild
• reconstruct
• renew
• repair
• fix
• patch
• fashion
• renovate
• mend
• recondition
• revamp

2

as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately

his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• execute
• slay
• kill
• neutralize
• terminate
• destroy
• dispatch
• get
• off
• slaughter
• whack
• snuff
• put away
• shoot
• take out
• ice
• do in
• rub out
• do away with
• croak
• bump off
• eliminate
• knock off
• eradicate
• claim
• exterminate
• cut down
• blow away
• fell
• annihilate
• shoot down
• blot out
• massacre
• carry off
• smite
• butcher
• mow (down)
• wipe out
• zap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• revive
• raise
• resurrect
• animate
• resuscitate

3

as in to pay

to give what is owed for

used our lottery winnings to liquidate our debts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pay
• settle
• meet
• balance
• stand
• pay up
• pay off
• discharge
• quit
• spring (for)
• ante (up)
• foot
• clear
• recompense
• pony up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of liquidate

Under Chapter 11, Camp Mystic could attempt to reorganize and continue operating - or liquidate entirely. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 24 June 2026

More than $50 million in short positions were liquidated within 24 hours, Coinglass data show. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2026

Ultimately, Evans allegedly told the victims that their curse was tied to finances, and that the only way to remove the curse was to liquidate their holdings and send the money to her in cash or gold bars, according to court documents. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026

Aviation experts said a revival would come with substantial challenges because Spirit left behind billions in debt and its assets are being liquidated. — Bri Buckley, Miami Herald, 5 June 2026