deep-sixed
Tossed for good
Deep-sixed means discarded, destroyed, or permanently eliminated.
The term comes from nautical slang—six fathoms deep, enough water to bury something at sea.
To deep-six a project is to kill it; to deep-six evidence is to dispose of it so it can't be found: The committee deep-sixed the proposal without discussion.
Completely destroyed, nothing remaining
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- eradicatedTotally destroyed or removed
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
wrecked · crushed · torpedoed · sabotaged · sunk · buried · finished · ended
Forced beneath water
- submergedBelow water's surface
- drownedDied by submersion
- overboardOff a vessel's deck
- underwaterBelow the surface
shipwrecked · seafloor · capsized · scuttled
Deliberately thrown away
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
- trashedDestroyed or intoxicated
- ditchedAbruptly abandoned or discarded
- scrappedDiscarded as useless
tossed · abandoned · rejected · eliminated · disposed · purged · chucked · binned
Preserved but inactive
- retiredNo longer in workforce
- discontinuedNo longer available
- decommissionedRemoved from active service
- shelvedDeferred or stored away
abandoned · forgotten · defunct · outdated · superseded
annihilated
Completely destroyed, nothing remaining
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- eradicatedTotally destroyed or removed
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
ruined · wrecked · crushed · torpedoed · sabotaged · sunk · buried · finished · ended · extinguished
sunk
Forced beneath water
underwater · shipwrecked · seafloor · capsized · scuttled
jettisoned
Deliberately thrown away
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
- trashedDestroyed or intoxicated
- ditchedAbruptly abandoned or discarded
scrapped · tossed · abandoned · rejected · eliminated · disposed · purged · chucked · binned · junked
mothballed
Preserved but inactive
- retiredNo longer in workforce
- discontinuedNo longer available
- decommissionedRemoved from active service
shelved · abandoned · forgotten · defunct · outdated · superseded