Synonyms of pulverize

pulverize

verb

ˈpəl-və-ˌrīz 

1

as in to destroy

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

buildings pulverized by a killer tornado

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroy
• demolish
• shatter
• ruin
• devastate
• smash
• wreck
• overcome
• annihilate
• vaporize
• damage
• decimate
• waste
• erode
• raze
• extinguish
• crush
• ravage
• cream
• desolate
• cripple
• kill
• tear down
• dismantle
• pull down
• mar
• nuke
• remove
• defeat
• rub out
• subdue
• total
• injure
• break
• blast
• conquer
• wrack
• disintegrate
• do in
• dissolve
• lick
• best
• mutilate
• spoil
• obliterate
• surmount
• disfigure
• impair
• eradicate
• whip
• thrash
• harm
• mangle
• deteriorate
• master
• beat
• clobber
• rout
• win (against)
• prevail (over)
• trim
• trounce
• vitiate
• dynamite
• deface
• wear (away)
• triumph (over)
• exterminate
• assassinate
• sweep (away)
• scour
• sack
• scotch
• disassemble
• extirpate
• overbear
• expunge
• blow up
• liquidate
• slay
• trample
• slaughter
• overmatch
• undo
• unmake
• wipe out
• execute
• plunder
• wash out
• fell
• drub
• take down
• efface
• despoil
• wallop
• gut
• blot out
• zap
• havoc
• cut down
• loot
• pillage
• snuff (out)
• stamp (out)
• butcher
• vandalize
• kill off
• murder
• massacre
• take out
• trash
• mow (down)
• dispatch
• dilapidate
• root (out)
• unbuild
• skunk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• build
• construct
• raise
• erect
• create
• set up
• produce
• repair
• put up
• make
• fix
• patch
• rear
• form
• establish
• assemble
• mend
• found
• invent
• manufacture
• protect
• organize
• constitute
• shape
• preserve
• save
• fabricate
• forge
• mold
• recondition
• bring about
• institute
• conserve
• restore
• frame
• fashion
• revamp
• rebuild
• reconstruct
• doctor
• father
• renovate
• remodel

2

as in to grind

to reduce to fine particles

pulverize the cement into dust for reuse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grind
• crush
• pound
• beat
• disintegrate
• powder
• mill
• atomize
• crumble
• smash
• comminute
• mull
• bray
• grate
• shatter
• break
• fracture
• fragment
• crunch
• splinter
• bust
• dash
• kibble
• micronize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pulverize

Earlier crash test footage shows crash test dummy drivers getting absolutely pulverized on impact. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

No previous American leader could plausibly have presided over the scene of a tattooed Brazilian fighter in a black cowboy hat and Lycra shorts running out of the White House, saluted by honor guards, with the intent of pulverizing another human being. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

And don't pulverize clay into dust—this worsens soil compaction. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 June 2026

Overall, the smell reminded me of running over unripe mulberries with a lawnmower, the fruit and grass getting pulverized together in an aromatic amalgamation. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026