Destroy and Produce

Opposite meaning words

Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

Usage example: their poor scores on the final exam destroyed any chance they might have had to pass the course

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Produce is an antonym for destroy in rid topic.

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Produce verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Usage example: hopefully, the new approach to fighting substance abuse will produce better results

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Destroy is an antonym for produce in topics: take, cause, demonstrate, generate, put on a public performance.

When the Soviets tried to take their land, many of the "kulaks" proceeded to destroy their tools, kill their livestock and consume their produce.

Source: Useful Notes / History of the USSR
In stage P, you destroy the prototype laser in the factory where the terrorists produce all their weapons.

Source: Video Game / Night Striker
When he announced that his latest work would be about a boy who rides his bike ad loves fishing, many people started to produce ridiculous theories about how the boy's bike would destroy the world.

Source: Cerebus Syndrome / Anime and Manga

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