Synonyms for carry off
Most common
kill remove destroy eliminate carry away spirit away kidnap abduct
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Kill
kill, remove, destroy, eliminate, wipe out, annihilate, eradicate, extinguish, decimate
2. Carry away
Definitions
- v. 1
To transport away.
I need a truck to carry off all this furniture.
- v. 2
To steal or kidnap
Bandits carried off most of the money.
- v. 3
To act convincingly; to succeed at giving the impression of (e.g.) knowledge, confidence, or familiarity.
The actress carried off a difficult performance with dash.
Example sentences
- kill He tried to kill himself because he lost her love.
- remove Please remove that chair because it is in the way.
- destroy Do you really think it will destroy my reputation?
- eliminate Algeria needs to eliminate its endemic corruption.
By length
- 4 letters
- kill1
- 6 letters
- spirit2, remove2, manage2, kidnap2, abduct2
- 7 letters
- destroy2
- 8 letters
- decimate3
- 9 letters
- eliminate4, eradicate4, negociate
- 10 letters
- extinguish3, annihilate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spirit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- charrier
- Català
- carretejar