Antonyms for destruction
dɪˈstrʌk ʃənde·struc·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.4 / 11 votes

1. destruction

   Antonyms:
   advantage, avail, benefit, emolument, expediency, gain, good, improvement, proceeds, profit, receipts, return, returns, service, usefulness, utility, value

   Synonyms:
   damage, detriment, disadvantage, harm, hurt, injury, loss, ruin, waste

Matched Categories

1. • Ending
   • State
   • Termination

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. destruction, devastationnoun

   the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

   Synonyms:
   end, death, desolation, wipeout, devastation, ravaging, demolition

2. destruction, demolition, wipeoutnoun

   an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

   Synonyms:
   wipeout, end, demolition, death, devastation

3. end, destruction, deathnoun

   a final state

   "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

   Synonyms:
   goal, remainder, devastation, terminal, last, expiry, conclusion, end, ending, death, demolition, demise, wipeout, dying, remnant, closing, close, final stage, oddment, decease

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. destructionnoun

   Antonyms:
   conservation preservation, perpetuation

   Synonyms:
   annihilation, demolition, eradication, ruin, perdition, havoc, vandalism, subversion, desolation, devastation, iconoclasm

How to use destruction in a sentence?

1. Sarah Palin:

   Trump is the candidate giving voice to untold millions of fed-up Americans witnessing a purposeful destruction of our economy and the equal opportunity for success that made America exceptional, we're watching career politicians throw away our kids' future through bankrupting public budgets and ripping open our porous borders which, obvious to all us non-politicians, puts us at great risk.

2. French President Francois Hollande:

   France is not the enemy of any people, religion or civilization but it has one adversary: Jihadist terrorism claims to follow a god only to ridicule the name and follows only the path of destruction.

3. Marvin Cooley:

   I will no longer pay for the destruction of my country, family, and self. Damn tyranny! Damn the Federal Reserve liars and thieves! Damn all pettifogging, oath-breaking US attorneys and judges.… I will see you all in hell and shed my blood before I will be robbed of one more dollar to finance a national policy of treason, plunder, and corruption.

4. Eric Garcetti:

   My heart goes out to those who have been impacted, i am deeply grateful to the firefighters and first responders ... These brave women and men saved lives — and if not for their quick action, we know the destruction would have been much worse.

5. Vice President Biden:

   I want to be very clear about all of this : Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting. Setting fires is not protesting. None of this is protesting. It's lawlessness, plain and simple. And those who do it should be prosecuted, violence will not bring change, it will only bring destruction. It's wrong in every way.

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