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

This would lead to massive deceleration forces that instantly pulverize standard tracking electronics, leaving search teams completely blind. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

When the missile came, the explosion pulverized the building so completely that many victims could not immediately be identified. — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Medical offices are encouraged to shred, burn, pulp or pulverize physical documents, according to the website. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2026

But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026