Destroy and Keep alive
Opposite meaning terms
Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Keep alive is an antonym for destroy.
Keep alive
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Keep alive and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/keep_alive
Destroy & Keep alive. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/keep_alive>.
Keep alive or Destroy. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/keep_alive.
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