Synonyms of vaporizes

vaporizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of vaporize

as in destroys

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

a lightning strike vaporized the tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroys
• demolishes
• shatters
• ruins
• devastates
• smashes
• overcomes
• wrecks
• extinguishes
• pulverizes
• annihilates
• damages
• erodes
• wastes
• decimates
• razes
• desolates
• ravages
• kills
• wracks
• pulls down
• tears down
• nukes
• rubs out
• mars
• disintegrates
• does in
• removes
• crushes
• dismantles
• cripples
• breaks
• dissolves
• totals
• subdues
• defeats
• creams
• blasts
• injures
• deteriorates
• conquers
• impairs
• licks
• wins (against)
• clobbers
• mutilates
• obliterates
• disfigures
• harms
• eradicates
• prevails (over)
• surmounts
• vitiates
• thrashes
• trounces
• whips
• spoils
• masters
• triumphs (over)
• trims
• assassinates
• exterminates
• beats
• disassembles
• wallops
• mangles
• defaces
• liquidates
• overbears
• dynamites
• routs
• blows up
• expunges
• bests
• undoes
• wears (away)
• sweeps (away)
• zaps
• stamps (out)
• scours
• slays
• scotches
• vandalizes
• executes
• effaces
• unmakes
• slaughters
• washes out
• extirpates
• guts
• overmatches
• takes down
• plunders
• cuts down
• tramples
• despoils
• wipes out
• drubs
• trashes
• murders
• roots (out)
• blots out
• loots
• mows (down)
• pillages
• dispatches
• sacks
• snuffs (out)
• kills off
• unbuilds
• dilapidates
• skunks
• fells
• takes out
• massacres
• butchers
• havocs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• builds
• creates
• raises
• constructs
• repairs
• erects
• sets up
• produces
• doctors
• makes
• fixes
• rears
• puts up
• manufactures
• invents
• forms
• establishes
• assembles
• protects
• constitutes
• shapes
• organizes
• saves
• preserves
• mends
• founds
• reconditions
• brings about
• frames
• fathers
• fashions
• patches
• revamps
• institutes
• restores
• conserves
• forges
• fabricates
• molds
• reconstructs
• rebuilds
• renovates
• remodels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vaporizes

When the crash occurs, the object vaporizes and shock waves are sent reverberating through the Earth’s crust. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Usually, the meteoroid itself vaporizes high above the ground. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026

The four crewmembers reported seeing several impact flashes — flickers of light created when a meteoroid hits the lunar surface and vaporizes. — Leonard David, Space.com, 8 May 2026

One laser vaporizes a tiny portion of the rock’s surface to analyze its composition. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026

One laser vaporizes a tiny portion of a rock’s surface to analyze its composition. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026

Earth draws in more than 12,000 tons of material annually, and almost all of it vaporizes and gets added to our atmosphere. — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

This vaporizes, driving an expander that spins a generator to produce energy. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025

Scientists observed an icy core enveloped by a coma, the luminous halo of gas and dust that forms when solar heat vaporizes volatile materials. — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025