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
done in 1 of 2
adjective
as in played out
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- played out
- drained
- exhausted
- beat
- tuckered (out)
- frustrated
- annoyed
- fatigued
- discouraged
- irritated
- exasperated
- enervated
- dispirited
- dejected
- demoralized
- disheartened
- bushed
- glutted
- disgusted
- fed up
- burnt-out
- limp
- satiated
- sated
- repulsed
- surfeited
- burned-out
- uninterested
- worn-out
- disinterested
- bored
- nauseated
- sick and tired
- blasé
- apathetic
- tired
- wearied
- weary
- jaded
- blase
- sick
- world-weary
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- interested
- engaged
- absorbed
- stimulated
- intrigued
- engrossed
- excited
- amused
- energized
- galvanized
- vitalized
- animated
- invigorated
- enlivened
- charmed
- enthralled
- rapt
- fascinated
- delighted
- enchanted
- pleased
- entertained
- hypnotized
- beguiled
- captivated
- mesmerized
- bewitched
- thrilled
done in
2 of 2verb
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
- destroyed
- demolished
- ruined
- smashed
- wrecked
- shattered
- devastated
- damaged
- rubbed out
- removed
- torn down
- dismantled
- marred
- pulled down
- overcome
- wasted
- extinguished
- totaled
- annihilated
- crushed
- pulverized
- vaporized
- razed
- wracked
- decimated
- creamed
- desolated
- defeated
- crippled
- eroded
- vandalized
- broken
- nuked
- taken down
- injured
- totalled
- taken out
- blasted
- trimmed
- blown up
- ravaged
- surmounted
- conquered
- impaired
- washed out
- dissolved
- spoiled
- mastered
- won (against)
- deteriorated
- subdued
- worn (away)
- whipped
- licked
- wiped out
- mutilated
- harmed
- bested
- undone
- disintegrated
- defaced
- disfigured
- sacked
- routed
- clobbered
- overmatched
- obliterated
- triumphed (over)
- thrashed
- overborn
- mangled
- blotted out
- prevailed (over)
- killed
- beaten
- scotched
- dynamited
- gutted
- swept (away)
- looted
- scoured
- vitiated
- beat
- trounced
- executed
- overborne
- killed off
- disassembled
- eradicated
- havocked
- cut down
- dilapidated
- extirpated
- exterminated
- expunged
- liquidated
- trampled
- plundered
- murdered
- effaced
- drubbed
- assassinated
- spoilt
- unmade
- slaughtered
- felled
- slain
- skunked
- dispatched
- unbuilt
- trashed
- zapped
- walloped
- despoiled
- stamped (out)
- butchered
- pillaged
- snuffed (out)
- rooted (out)
- massacred
- mown (down)
- mowed (down)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- built
- constructed
- erected
- raised
- created
- brought about
- repaired
- fixed
- set up
- reared
- produced
- made
- invented
- put up
- established
- assembled
- manufactured
- formed
- organized
- founded
- shaped
- protected
- revamped
- forged
- framed
- molded
- preserved
- fabricated
- saved
- patched
- constituted
- instituted
- fashioned
- reconditioned
- mended
- doctored
- restored
- reconstructed
- rebuilt
- conserved
- fathered
- renovated
- remodeled
2
as in killed
to deprive of life the early frost did in all of our tender plants Synonyms & Similar Words
- destroyed
- killed
- done for
- taken
- carried off
- claimed
- slain
- done away with
- dispatched
- murdered
- felled
- taken out
- made away with
- wasted
- slaughtered
- croaked
- finished
- rubbed out
- put away
- cut down
- bumped off
- killed off
- blotted out
- knocked off
- neutralized
- assassinated
- offed
- whacked
- executed
- snuffed
- butchered
- annihilated
- smitten
- decimated
- gotten
- scragged
- iced
- got
- massacred
- terminated
- mowed
- put down
- martyred
- smote
- euthanized
- euthanatized
- suicided
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- revived
- restored
- resurrected
- animated
- raised
- nurtured
- resuscitated
3
as in executed
to put to death deliberately somebody did the old man in late last night Synonyms & Similar Words
- executed
- assassinated
- murdered
- slain
- taken out
- gotten
- destroyed
- got
- rubbed out
- killed
- put away
- bumped off
- dispatched
- done away with
- whacked
- knocked off
- neutralized
- slaughtered
- terminated
- liquidated
- snuffed
- blown away
- offed
- iced
- croaked
- carried off
- eradicated
- shot down
- cut down
- blotted out
- claimed
- eliminated
- zapped
- felled
- wiped out
- smitten
- shot
- butchered
- massacred
- smote
- annihilated
- exterminated
- mown (down)
- mowed (down)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- revived
- restored
- raised
- resurrected
- animated
- resuscitated
4
as in worn
to use up all the physical energy of the long day of hard work really did me in Synonyms & Similar Words
- killed
- worn
- tired
- exhausted
- done up
- worn out
- drained
- burned out
- knocked out
- washed out
- broken
- wearied
- wasted
- harassed
- fatigued
- busted
- burnt out
- worn to a frazzle
- weakened
- fagged
- tuckered (out)
- frazzled
- bust
- outworn
- enervated
- enfeebled
- debilitated
- sapped
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- activated
- strengthened
- energized
- rested
- rejuvenated
- vitalized
- invigorated
- relaxed
- unwound
5
as in done
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
- done
- plucked
- squeezed
- hustled
- stung
- stuck
- cheated
- beaten
- shaken down
- screwed
- beat
- taken for a ride
- choused
- ripped off
- taken to the cleaners
- victimized
- rooked
- bled
- conned
- sold a bill of goods to
- thimblerigged
- mulcted
- stiffed
- shortchanged
- defrauded
- swindled
- flimflammed
- suckered
- diddled
- reamed
- shorted
- fiddled
- cozened
- skinned
- wrenched
- fleeced
- bilked
- gaffed
- chiseled
- tricked
- hosed
- skunked
- exploited
- euchred
- clipped
- nobbled
- extorted
- chiselled
- deceived
- soaked
- fooled
- gouged
- nicked
- betrayed
- duped
- overcharged
- wrung
- fast-talked
- milked
- wrested
- gulled
- bitched
- bamboozled
- roped (in)
- double-crossed