ANNIHILATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ANNIHILATION?

Need another word that means the same as “annihilation”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “annihilation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Annihilation” are: disintegration, obliteration, destruction, wiping out, extermination, extirpation, elimination, eradication, killing, decimation, liquidation, demolition, defeat, beating, conquering, vanquishment, trouncing, overthrow, subjugation, rout, mastery, crushing

Annihilation as a Noun

Definitions of "Annihilation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “annihilation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Total destruction.
• Destruction by annihilating something.
• Total defeat.
• Complete destruction or obliteration.
• The conversion of matter into energy, especially the mutual conversion of a particle and an antiparticle into electromagnetic radiation.

Synonyms of "Annihilation" as a noun (22 Words)

beating	The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. If he got dirt on his clothes he d get a beating.
conquering	The act of conquering.
crushing	Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority.
decimation	The killing of one in every ten of a group of people as a punishment for the whole group (originally with reference to a mutinous Roman legion). The decimation of our rainforests.
defeat	An instance of defeating or being defeated. It was a narrow defeat.
demolition	The action or process of demolishing or being demolished. Ireland s demolition of England.
destruction	The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists. Gambling was his destruction.
disintegration	The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation. The twin problems of economic failure and social disintegration.
elimination	The act of removing or getting rid of something. The elimination of extreme poverty is a key objective.
eradication	The complete destruction of something. The eradication of poverty.
extermination	Killing, especially of a whole group of people or animals. The near extermination of the buffalo herds.
extirpation	The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence.
killing	An event that causes someone to die. Years of killing and destruction.
liquidation	The killing of someone, typically by violent means. The company went into liquidation.
mastery	Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity. Man s mastery over nature.
obliteration	The complete destruction of every trace of something. Headlines about the obliteration of the green belt.
overthrow	A score made because the ball has been overthrown. His throw missed the stumps and went for four overthrows.
rout	A pack of wolves. The retreat degenerated into a rout.
subjugation	The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control. The fear of human subjugation by technology.
trouncing	The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.
vanquishment	The thorough defeat of a person or thing. His vanquishment of perceived injustices.
wiping out	A failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball.

Usage Examples of "Annihilation" as a noun

• The threat of global annihilation.
• A show of independence is its only hope of avoiding annihilation in next year's elections.
• Bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll.

Associations of "Annihilation" (30 Words)

abolish	Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution. Slavery was abolished in the mid 19th century in America and in Russia.
blighted	Affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity. A blighted rose.
bomb	Attack a place or object with a bomb or bombs. She joined the fight against the bomb.
carnage	The killing of a large number of people. The bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as possible.
conquest	The successful ascent of a mountain, especially one not previously climbed. The conquest of inflation.
decimate	Kill one in every ten of (a group of people, originally a mutinous Roman legion) as a punishment for the whole group. Public transport has been decimated.
decomposition	The state or process of rotting; decay. The decomposition of organic waste.
deconstruct	Interpret a text or an artwork by the method of deconstructing. I want to deconstruct this myth that poverty breeds crime.
demolition	An overwhelming defeat. Ireland s demolition of England.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. He has been determined to destroy her.
destruction	The action or process of killing or being killed. The avalanche left a trail of destruction.
disassemble	Translate (a program) from machine code into a higher-level programming language. It is permissible for a lawful user to disassemble a computer program to determine its interfaces.
disintegration	The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation. The twin problems of economic failure and social disintegration.
dismantle	Take off or remove. The old regime was dismantled.
dissipation	Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure. The dissipation of the country s mineral wealth.
dissolution	The action or process of dissolving or being dissolved. Minerals susceptible to dissolution.
exterminate	Destroy completely. They use poison to exterminate moles.
extirpate	Surgically remove (an organ. Timber wolves were extirpated from New England more than a century ago.
genocide	Systematic killing of a racial or cultural group. A campaign of genocide.
iconoclasm	The orientation of an iconoclast.
iconoclast	A Puritan of the 16th or 17th century.
massacre	Perform (a piece of music, a play, etc.) very ineptly. Thousands were brutally massacred by soldiers.
molecule	The simplest structural unit of an element or compound.
particle	Any of numerous subatomic constituents of the physical world that interact with each other including electrons neutrinos photons and alpha particles. Tiny particles of dust.
raze	Tear down so as to make flat with the ground. Villages were razed to the ground.
rot	Liver rot in sheep. The leaves were turning black with rot.
slaughter	The savage and excessive killing of many people. Thousands of calves were exported to the continent for slaughter.
subversion	The undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution. An 11 year sentence for inciting subversion.