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self-destructing

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present participle of self-destruct

Synonyms & Antonyms of self-destructing

as in imploding

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for self-destructing

imploding

going under

crashing,
crumbling,
miscarrying,
misfiring

declining,
sinking,
skidding,
slipping,
slumping,
waning

floundering,
struggling

bombing,
collapsing,
cratering,
failing,
flaming out,
flopping,
flunking,
folding,
foundering,
missing,
striking out,
tanking,
washing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for self-destructing

clicking,
coming off,
delivering,
going,
going over,
panning out,
succeeding,
working out

cooking,
flourishing,
prospering,
thriving

prevailing,
triumphing,
winning

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“Self-destructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructing. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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