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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

Example Sentences

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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

The director is well aware that the heyday of American musicals on both stage and screen occurred amid the Great Depression, World War II, the Holocaust and the brink of nuclear obliteration.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

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