OBLITERATION Synonyms
4 hypernyms for obliteration. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for OBLITERATION
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| annihilation | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • total destruction | ||||||
| eradication | noun n | |||||
noun • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||
| destruction | ||||||
noun • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists • an event that completely destroys something • a final state | ||||||
| elimination | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of removing or getting rid of something • the bodily process of discharging waste matter • analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives • the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations • the murder of a competitor | ||||||
| extermination | noun n | |||||
noun • complete annihilation • the act of exterminating | ||||||
| extinction | noun n | |||||
noun • no longer active; extinguished • no longer in existence • the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation • complete annihilation • a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus • the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | ||||||