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

That $1,800 figure may seem small in isolation, but during a down market, keeping that money invested rather than liquidating shares at depressed prices compounds the benefit significantly over time. —Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026

Many have liquidated their livestock, like Cavaliere; others are slashing herd sizes. —Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026

Hands are stabbed, feet are liquidated, fingers are severed, bodies are impaled (at one point an entire butcher block of kitchen knives has to be used to subdue Todd), an ear and a nose are bitten off, shotgun holes are blown into faces, and prison rape is treated as a parlor game. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026

That’s when the retail chain started liquidating its stores nationwide after filing for bankruptcy. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026