📖 Definitions of "Destruction"
noun
- 1
The act of destroying.
"The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon."
- 2
The results of a destructive event.
"Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed."
🔄 Synonyms of "Destruction"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| devastationnoun | The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. |
| deathnoun | The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. |
| demolitionnoun | The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures. |
| endnoun | The terminal point of something in space or time. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Destruction"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| devastationnoun | The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. |
| deathnoun | The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. |
| demolitionnoun | The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures. |
| endnoun | The terminal point of something in space or time. |
| destroyernoun | That which destroys something. |
| carnagenoun | Death and destruction. |
| killingnoun | The act of killing. |
| obliterationnoun | The total destruction of something. |
| ravagesnoun | Harsh damage. |
| breakdownnoun | (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature. |
| havocnoun | Widespread devastation and destruction. |
| killnoun | (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| destroyverb | (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist. |
| downfallnoun | A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth. |
| annihilationnoun | The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence. |
| wrecknoun | Something or someone that has been ruined. |
| ruinationnoun | The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction. |
| extinctionnoun | The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation. |
| destructive | Causing destruction; damaging. |
| exterminationnoun | The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication. |
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