Synonyms of the word

extermination

• n. The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication.
• n. Elimination.

annihilation

• n. The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
• n. The act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can…
• n. The state of being annihilated.
• n. (physics) The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

destruction

• n. The act of destroying.
• n. The results of a destructive event.

devastation

• n. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
• n. (law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.

disintegration

• n. A process by which anything disintegrates.
• n. The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
• n. (geology) A wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost,…

extinction

• n. The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
• n. (astronomy) The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects…

liquidation

• n. The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
• n. The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.