Synonyms of rub out
84 similar words
Another word for rub out is annihilate. Other synonyms of rub out are bag, baptize, bereave of life, blight and bring down.
Synonyms and similar words for rub out
verbTo kill, especially to murder.
- 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
- exTo extinguish the life of.
- 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
- 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 rub out
- verb To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).
- verb To get by; to live.
- verb To kill, especially to murder.
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Questions about synonyms of rub out
- What is another word for rub out?
- Rub out has 84 synonyms on Word.ws, such as annihilate, bag, baptize, bereave of life, blight, bring down, bump off and bury.
- What does rub out mean?
- Rub out means to delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).
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