Definitions

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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"I think we're right on the cusp of a total obliteration of diesel trucks as a product category."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 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

And an obliteration of this magnitude required a perfect storm of factors that few would have predicted several days ahead of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

The obliteration of Pope's middle and leg stumps on the second afternoon in Visakhapatnam was so violent, it should have come with an 18 rating.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

Reston was once a country town, and its rural past still fights obliteration, like a nail that won’t stay hammered down.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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