Thesaurus:destruction

Thesaurus:destruction

THESAURUS

destruction

English

Synonyms

• annihilation

• demolition

• destruction

• elimination

• eradication

• extermination

• extinguishment

• extirpation

• obliteration

• razing

• uprooting

• wiping out

Antonyms

• creation

• building    [WS]

• making

• production

• rebuilding

• recovery

See also

• Thesaurus:destroy
• Thesaurus:disaster
• Thesaurus:killing

Further reading

• “162. destruction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “destruction” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.