Synonyms of liquidating

liquidating

verb

present participle of liquidate

1

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicating
• erasing
• abolishing
• destroying
• exterminating
• obliterating
• annihilating
• expunging
• canceling
• demolishing
• effacing
• wiping out
• extirpating
• sweeping (away)
• dismantling
• stamping (out)
• shattering
• killing
• blotting out
• cleaning (up)
• ravaging
• discarding
• ruining
• rooting (out)
• decimating
• wrecking
• flattening
• devastating
• dissolving
• consuming
• wasting
• razing
• blacking out
• rubbing out
• snuffing (out)
• fragmenting
• smashing
• finishing
• ejecting
• totaling
• devouring
• dynamiting
• expelling
• terminating
• pulverizing
• jettisoning
• mowing (down)
• tearing down
• dashing
• atomizing
• splintering
• excising
• blasting
• ditching
• ousting
• powdering
• killing off
• cutting
• dooming
• blowing up
• zapping
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preserving
• protecting
• saving
• conserving
• creating
• building
• making
• constructing
• forming
• manufacturing
• shaping
• forging
• framing
• restoring
• repairing
• rebuilding
• fixing
• reconstructing
• fashioning
• fabricating
• renewing
• renovating
• revamping
• reconditioning
• patching
• mending

2

as in murdering

to put to death deliberately

his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• executing
• slaying
• killing
• neutralizing
• dispatching
• terminating
• destroying
• getting
• slaughtering
• whacking
• snuffing
• offing
• shooting
• taking out
• doing away with
• putting away
• doing in
• croaking
• knocking off
• icing
• eliminating
• claiming
• rubbing out
• bumping off
• eradicating
• exterminating
• massacring
• annihilating
• cutting down
• butchering
• zapping
• smiting
• shooting down
• blowing away
• felling
• blotting out
• carrying off
• mowing (down)
• wiping out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• raising
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating

3

as in paying

to give what is owed for

used our lottery winnings to liquidate our debts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• settling
• balancing
• meeting
• standing
• discharging
• clearing
• footing
• quitting
• paying off
• springing (for)
• recompensing
• paying up
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of liquidating

The deal emerged after Spirit started the protracted task of liquidating its assets including planes, its company headquarters, airport landing and takeoff rights and then, the massive trove of enterprise data. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026

The children’s retailer is liquidating all stock, and the shoes are final sale. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026

The central bank seized the lender Tuesday and announced plans to move customers’ accounts, along with whatever assets still hold value, to other banks before liquidating what’s left. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Resolution allows regulators to transfer a failing bank's deposits to other institutions before liquidating its remaining assets. — Emilio Sanabria, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

This type of filing allows the company to restructure itself without liquidating assets. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 18 Sep. 2026

No one questioned why an elderly customer was wiring money for the first time in decades, liquidating the accounts, or appearing anxious. — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

Levers to pull Investors often cite Strategy’s ability to survive the 2022 bear market without liquidating bitcoin as a key part of its bull case. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 9 June 2026

The flip side of all that buying is plenty of selling as investors need to raise cash for stock purchases by liquidating other shares in their portfolios. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 June 2026