do in
verb
did in; done in; doing in; does in
transitive verb
1
a
: to bring about the defeat or destruction of
a businessman done in by greed
also : kill
b
: exhaust, wear out
2
: cheat
Synonyms
- annihilate
- cream
- decimate
- demolish
- desolate
- destroy
- devastate
- extinguish
- nuke
- pull down
- pulverize
- raze
- rub out
- ruin
- shatter
- smash
- tear down
- total
- vaporize
- waste
- wrack
- wreck
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Example Sentences
a business venture that was done in by poor planning the early frost did in all of our tender plants
Word History
First Known Use
1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
did in
verb
1
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a business venture that was done in by poor planning Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- destroyed
- ruined
- demolished
- shattered
- devastated
- wrecked
- smashed
- overcame
- pulled down
- tore down
- damaged
- rubbed out
- wasted
- totaled
- eroded
- vaporized
- creamed
- marred
- extinguished
- pulverized
- wracked
- decimated
- annihilated
- razed
- desolated
- ravaged
- killed
- crippled
- defeated
- won (against)
- removed
- injured
- totalled
- crushed
- took down
- broke
- nuked
- blasted
- wore (away)
- dismantled
- washed out
- blew up
- trimmed
- impaired
- cut down
- licked
- wiped out
- triumphed (over)
- subdued
- conquered
- took out
- surmounted
- blotted out
- routed
- prevailed (over)
- spoiled
- scotched
- dissolved
- mastered
- deteriorated
- mangled
- harmed
- whipped
- clobbered
- mutilated
- thrashed
- overmatched
- disintegrated
- bested
- disfigured
- beat
- trounced
- defaced
- vitiated
- killed off
- scoured
- sacked
- gutted
- stamped (out)
- rooted (out)
- assassinated
- eradicated
- dynamited
- slaughtered
- murdered
- plundered
- havocked
- obliterated
- dilapidated
- disassembled
- executed
- overbore
- unmade
- vandalized
- exterminated
- walloped
- drubbed
- expunged
- mowed (down)
- looted
- effaced
- undid
- liquidated
- extirpated
- trampled
- skunked
- unbuilt
- slew
- swept (away)
- butchered
- spoilt
- pillaged
- dispatched
- despoiled
- trashed
- felled
- massacred
- zapped
- snuffed (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- built
- constructed
- erected
- raised
- brought about
- set up
- reared
- fixed
- created
- made
- repaired
- produced
- put up
- invented
- formed
- manufactured
- established
- shaped
- assembled
- founded
- organized
- framed
- constituted
- fabricated
- forged
- patched
- instituted
- molded
- protected
- reconditioned
- fashioned
- preserved
- saved
- mended
- revamped
- doctored
- conserved
- restored
- reconstructed
- rebuilt
- fathered
- remodeled
- renovated
2
as in killed
to deprive of life the early frost did in all of our tender plants Synonyms & Similar Words
- killed
- destroyed
- did for
- carried off
- claimed
- took
- slew
- did away with
- dispatched
- murdered
- made away with
- felled
- cut down
- put away
- took out
- slaughtered
- bumped off
- croaked
- rubbed out
- assassinated
- finished
- blotted out
- killed off
- wasted
- knocked off
- butchered
- neutralized
- put down
- executed
- got
- mowed
- whacked
- massacred
- smote
- snuffed
- decimated
- offed
- iced
- scragged
- annihilated
- terminated
- martyred
- euthanized
- suicided
- euthanatized
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- animated
- revived
- raised
- restored
- resurrected
- nurtured
- resuscitated
3
as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately somebody did the old man in late last night Synonyms & Similar Words
- assassinated
- murdered
- put away
- executed
- took out
- bumped off
- rubbed out
- did away with
- got
- killed
- knocked off
- slew
- dispatched
- shot down
- terminated
- neutralized
- whacked
- liquidated
- carried off
- cut down
- destroyed
- slaughtered
- blew away
- snuffed
- iced
- offed
- croaked
- blotted out
- claimed
- wiped out
- shot
- eliminated
- butchered
- smote
- mowed (down)
- zapped
- felled
- massacred
- eradicated
- exterminated
- annihilated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- raised
- revived
- restored
- animated
- resurrected
- resuscitated
4
as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of the long day of hard work really did me in Synonyms & Similar Words
- wore
- killed
- exhausted
- tired
- drained
- did up
- wore out
- burned out
- wasted
- knocked out
- washed out
- wearied
- outwore
- harassed
- broke
- wore to a frazzle
- fatigued
- bust
- burnt out
- busted
- weakened
- frazzled
- tuckered (out)
- fagged
- debilitated
- sapped
- enfeebled
- enervated
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- activated
- strengthened
- energized
- rested
- relaxed
- rejuvenated
- invigorated
- vitalized
- unwound
5
as in did
to rob by the use of trickery or threats too savvy an investor to be done in by preposterous claims of astronomical returns Synonyms & Similar Words
- did
- cheated
- plucked
- stung
- squeezed
- stuck
- hustled
- beat
- screwed
- choused
- ripped off
- took to the cleaners
- shook down
- thimblerigged
- took for a ride
- sold a bill of goods to
- victimized
- deceived
- bled
- mulcted
- defrauded
- reamed
- shortchanged
- diddled
- conned
- shorted
- exploited
- rooked
- skinned
- hosed
- fiddled
- swindled
- fleeced
- bilked
- chiseled
- tricked
- stiffed
- cozened
- suckered
- skunked
- flimflammed
- betrayed
- euchred
- gaffed
- fooled
- wrenched
- chiselled
- clipped
- nobbled
- extorted
- gouged
- overcharged
- wrung
- nicked
- soaked
- milked
- wrested
- gulled
- fast-talked
- duped
- roped (in)
- bitched
- bamboozled
- double-crossed