killing off

The phrase “killing off” has 3 syllables: kil-ling off

It's pronounced as /ˈkɪlɪŋ ɔf/


What is synonym and antonym for killing off?

In the thesaurus, “killing off” has 42 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for killing off along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for killing off

  • annihilating
  • assassinating
  • blotting out
  • bumping off
  • butchering
  • carrying off
  • claiming
  • croaking
  • cutting down
  • decimating
  • destroying
  • dispatching
  • doing in
  • euthanatizing
  • euthanizing
  • executing
  • felling
  • finishing
  • getting
  • icing
  • killing
  • knocking off
  • martyring
  • massacring
  • mowing
  • murdering
  • neutralizing
  • offing
  • putting away
  • putting down
  • rubbing out
  • scragging
  • slaughtering
  • slaying
  • smiting
  • snuffing
  • suiciding
  • taking
  • taking out
  • terminating
  • wasting
  • whacking

Antonyms for killing off

Example Sentences

  • The plot twist in the novel involves the main character killing off several supporting roles to create suspense.
  • The farmer decided to killing off the invasive species that were harming his crops.
  • In an effort to manage the population, the wildlife authorities are considering killing off some of the overpopulated animals.
  • The director shocked the audience by killing off the beloved character in the season finale.
  • Environmentalists are concerned about the consequences of killing off certain species in the ecosystem.

On this page you'll find 49 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to killing off, such as: animating, annihilating, assassinating, blotting out, bumping off, butchering, carrying off.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abolishing

obliterating

vaporizing

  • annihilating
  • assassinating
  • beating
  • besting
  • blasting
  • blotting out
  • blowing up
  • breaking
  • butchering
  • clobbering
  • conquering
  • creaming
  • crippling
  • crushing
  • cutting down
  • damaging
  • decimating
  • defacing
  • defeating
  • demolishing
  • desolating
  • despoiling
  • destroying
  • deteriorating
  • devastating
  • dilapidating
  • disassembling
  • disfiguring
  • disintegrating
  • dismantling
  • dispatching
  • dissolving
  • doing in
  • drubbing
  • dynamiting
  • effacing
  • eradicating
  • eroding
  • executing
  • expunging
  • exterminating
  • extinguishing
  • extirpating
  • felling
  • gutting
  • harming
  • havocking
  • impairing
  • injuring
  • killing
  • killing off
  • licking
  • liquidating
  • looting
  • mangling
  • marring
  • massacring
  • mastering
  • murdering
  • mutilating
  • nuking
  • obliterating
  • overbearing
  • overcoming
  • overmatching
  • pillaging
  • plundering
  • pulling down
  • pulverizing
  • ravaging
  • razing
  • removing
  • routing
  • rubbing out
  • ruining
  • sacking
  • scotching
  • scouring
  • shattering
  • skunking
  • slaughtering
  • slaying
  • smashing
  • spoiling
  • subduing
  • surmounting
  • taking down
  • taking out
  • tearing down
  • thrashing
  • totaling
  • totalling
  • trampling
  • trashing
  • trimming
  • trouncing
  • unbuilding
  • undoing
  • unmaking
  • vandalizing
  • vitiating
  • walloping
  • washing out
  • wasting
  • whipping
  • wiping out
  • wracking
  • wrecking
  • zapping

effacing

taking


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