Synonyms for destruction
dɪˈstrʌk ʃən

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. destruction, devastation(noun)

   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, wipeout(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   wipeout, end, demolition, death, devastation

3. end, destruction, death(noun)

   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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. destruction

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. destruction(n.)

   Synonyms:
   demolition, subversion, overthrow, ruin, havoc, shipwreck

2. destruction(n.)

   Synonyms:
   desolation, devastation, ravage

3. destruction(n.)

   Synonyms:
   eradication, extirpation, extinction

4. destruction(n.)

   Synonyms:
   death, slaughter, murder, massacre

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1. List of paraphrases:

   destroying, destroy, devastation, destroyed, disposal, demolition, shredding, mass, annihilation, damage, ground, destruction-related, extermination, depletion, destructions, destructive, disaster, sabotage, havoc, obliteration, desolation, comprehensive

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