Destroy and Recommence

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

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Recommence is an antonym for destroy.

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Recommence verb - Cause to start anew.

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Destroy is an antonym for recommence in topics: renew, refurbish.

Nearby Words: recommencement, recommencing

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Recommence and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/recommence

Destroy & Recommence. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/recommence>.

Recommence or Destroy. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/recommence.

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