obliteration

[uh-blit-uh-rey-shuhn] / əˌblɪt əˈreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

annihilation

Synonyms

STRONG

abolition bane carnage crushing dissolving downfall elimination end eradication extermination extinction extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation loss massacre murder overthrow ravaging ruin ruination sacking shattering slaughter slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking

WEAK

abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting extinguishment invalidating subverting

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment birth building construction creation success

NOUN

erasure

Synonyms

STRONG

cancellation deletion eradication expunction expunging

WEAK

blotting out canceling crossing out deleting effacing rubbing out scratching out wiping out

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From obliteration to a viable threat in months.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

The New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a record-breaking 120-66 obliteration of the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, the most lopsided victory in franchise history.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

These newcomers, however, have no stake in the comradely game’s continuation, and are in fact dedicated to its obliteration: They want to take the game’s money away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Speaking at The Hague where he attended a Nato summit on Wednesday, Trump said of the strikes: "It was very severe. It was obliteration."

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

And every fan couldn’t help but believe that the following week’s game would be little more than a continuation of the Cooper obliteration, only a thousand times more sweet.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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