Synonyms of self-destruct

self-destruct

verb

as in to implode

Related Words

• implode
• crumble
• go under
• wane
• miscarry
• skid
• misfire
• crash
• struggle
• decline
• slump
• collapse
• tank
• fail
• slip
• strike out
• flounder
• sink
• miss
• bomb
• fold
• flunk
• wash out
• founder
• flop
• flame out
• crater

Dissimilar Words

• succeed
• go
• deliver
• click
• work out
• go over
• flourish
• come off
• thrive
• prosper
• cook
• win
• pan out
• prevail
• triumph

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-destruct

So, when it is confirmed that the FBI can extract incoming Signal messages on an iPhone in the physical possession of agents, even if the Signal app itself has already been deleted, and messages were set to self-destruct, alarm bells tend to sound. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026

In that kind of disaster scenario, the crew capsule separates to save the astronauts, and the rocket self-destructs to avoid risk to people on the ground in its flight path. — Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026

Engineers also replaced batteries in the rocket's self-destruct system, recharged a variety of other batteries and replaced seals in the first stage liquid oxygen propellant umbilical mechanism. — William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026

Food and Drug Administration official Vinay Prasad self-destructed last week. — Matthew Herper, STAT, 8 Mar. 2026