trashing
Ruining beyond repair
Trashing is harsh criticism or destruction.
You can give something a trashing by attacking it verbally: The film got a trashing from critics.
Physical trashing means wrecking or vandalizing: Someone trashed the place.
In computing, trashing files means deleting them.
The word implies thoroughness—not just damage but demolition.
Disposing carelessly or abruptly
- tossingLight underhand throw
- junkingDisposing of as worthless
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- chuckingThrowing carelessly
scrapping · disposing · binning · throwing away · getting rid of · purging · clearing out · decluttering
British slang for excellent
- wreckingDestroying completely
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- vandalizingWillfully destroying property
- ruiningCausing complete destruction
breaking · destroying · ravaging · ransacking · obliterating · damaging · mangling · totaling
Hitting something forcefully
- slammingClosing with violent force
- roastingCooking with dry heat
- panningLateral camera traverse
- lambastingHarshly criticizing someone
savaging · ripping · denouncing · excoriating · blasting · skewering · eviscerating · flaming
Removing from existence
- erasingRemoving recorded marks
- wipingRubbing to clean
- corruptingCausing moral decay
- overwritingReplacing stored data
purging · clearing · removing · shredding · formatting · emptying · recycle bin · unrecoverable
Excessive indulgence in excess
- partyingSocial revelry in progress
- boozingDrinking alcohol heavily
- ragingViolently uncontrolled
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
getting wasted · revelry · bender · debauchery · inebriation · stupor · blackout · hangover
dumping
Disposing carelessly or abruptly
chucking · scrapping · disposing · binning · throwing away · getting rid of · purging · clearing out · decluttering · ejecting
smashing
British slang for excellent
- wreckingDestroying completely
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- vandalizingWillfully destroying property
ruining · breaking · destroying · ravaging · ransacking · obliterating · damaging · mangling · totaling · gutting
bashing
Hitting something forcefully
lambasting · savaging · ripping · denouncing · excoriating · blasting · skewering · eviscerating · flaming · dragging
deleting
Removing from existence
- erasingRemoving recorded marks
- wipingRubbing to clean
- corruptingCausing moral decay
overwriting · purging · clearing · removing · shredding · formatting · emptying · recycle bin · unrecoverable
binging
Excessive indulgence in excess
getting wasted · carousing · revelry · bender · debauchery · inebriation · stupor · blackout · hangover · excess
- wastefulnesswaste, squandering, extravagance, profligacy, dissipation
- tidyingtidying, tidy, tidying up, declutter, cleaning
- waste disposalgarbage disposal, garbage, landfilling, landfill, waste
- vandalismvandalism, defacement, tagging, defacing, graffiti tags
- wastingsquandering, frittering, splurging, overspending, misusing
- criticismcriticism, critique, review, feedback, opinion
trashingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
restoring · protecting · conserving · safeguarding · saving
trashingpraising
Voicing admiration
lauding · extolling · celebrating · acclaiming · glorifying
trashingkeeping
Holding in custody
saving · treasuring · preserving · hoarding · retaining