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destroying

Divide destroying into syllables:

de · stroy · ing

How to pronounce destroying:

Synonyms for destroying:

annihilate
annihilating
blasting
blow sky-high
blow to bits
break down
breaking
creaming
crippling
crush
crushing
damaging
decimating
defeating
demolish
demolishing
desolate
devastate
devastating
dismantle
dismantling
dispatch
doing in
eradicate
eroding
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Antonyms for destroying:

building
constructing
creating
developing
erecting
establishing
making
putting up
raising
rearing
reconstructing
setting up

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