Destroyed
Destroyed adjective - Spoiled or ruined or demolished.
Usage example: Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind
Extinguished and destroyed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extinguished" instead the word "Destroyed" as an adjective or a verb.
Extinguished
Extinguished adjective - Of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement.
Destroyed and extinguished are semantically related. You can use "Destroyed" instead the word "Extinguished" as an adjective or a verb.
Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- finished and destroyed
- finished and extinguished
- dead and destroyed
- dead and extinguished
- empty and destroyed
- empty and extinguished
- exhausted and destroyed
- exhausted and extinguished
- gone and destroyed
- gone and extinguished
- ruined and destroyed
- ruined and extinguished
- extinct and destroyed
- extinct and extinguished
Both words in one sentence
- Eisenhorn managed this one throughout his career, but the most notable is when he destroyed the daemonhost Prophaniti so thoroughly that even its warp presence was extinguished.
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Everything has to be destroyed, every speck of life killed, every mote of light extinguished.
Source: Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum
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