Synonyms of ex
84 similar words
Another word for ex is annihilate. Other synonyms of ex are bag, baptize, bereave of life, blight and bring down.
Synonyms and similar words for ex
verbTo extinguish the life of.
- annihilate
- bag
- baptizeTo extinguish the life of.
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring down
- bump off
- bury
- cack US, slang
- compromised to a permanent end
- croak
- crush
- dashTo ruin; to destroy.
- deactivate
- dead
- demolish
- destroy
- dispatch
- dispose of
- do slangTo kill.
- do inTo kill or end; to defeat.
- dust
- eliminate
- end
- eradicate
- exterminate
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- greaseTo kill.
- knock offTo kill.
- lay waste to
- make away with
- mercTo kill.
- neutralize
- obliterate
- off
- pay off
- pick off
- polish off
- pop offTo kill someone.
- punch someone's ticket
- put an end toTo terminate or abolish.
- put down
- put someone out of their misery
- put six feet under
- put to sleep
- ravage
- rub outTo kill, especially to murder.
- ruin
- scotch
- scupperTo thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
- scuttle
- send to eternity
- send to hell
- send to the grave
- send to the great beyond
- send to the next life
- slayTo kill; to murder.
- slaughter
- slime outTo kill.
- smash
- smite
- snuff
- squash
- stiff
- stop someone's clockTo kill someone.
- takeTo remove or end by death; to kill.
- terminate
- terminate with extreme prejudiceTo murder; to assassinate.
- top off UK, slang
- top UK, slangTo murder or execute.
- torpedo
- take care of
- take down
- take out
- waste
- waxTo kill, especially to murder a person.
- wetTo kill or seriously injure.
- whack
- wipe out
- wreck
- mortify obsoleteTo kill.
- shut up datedTo murder, kill.
Meaning of ex
- noun The name of the Latin script letter X/x.
- verb To delete; to cross out.
- verb To extinguish the life of.
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Questions about synonyms of ex
- What is another word for ex?
- Ex has 84 synonyms on Word.ws, such as annihilate, bag, baptize, bereave of life, blight, bring down, bump off and bury.
- What does ex mean?
- Ex means the name of the Latin script letter X/x.
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