destruction
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Sense: Noun: act of destroying
Synonyms:
demolition, demolishing, ruin Collocations, ruining, annihilation, ruination, devastation, desolation, wrecking, razing, obliteration, wreckage Collocations, tearing down, tearing apart, burning Collocations, laying waste, decimation, mutilation, shattering, smashing, knocking down, leveling, levelling
Antonyms:
rebuilding, restoration Collocations, fixing, repairing, mending, preservation, protection Collocations, construction Collocations, reparation, building Collocations, erection Collocations
Sense: Noun: ruined condition
Synonyms:
ruin Collocations, ruins, wreckage Collocations, waste Collocations, ashes, desolation, decay Collocations, remnants, remains, mess Collocations
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Sense: Noun: elimination
Synonyms:
elimination, eradication, wiping out, rooting out, finishing off
Sense: Noun: killing
Synonyms:
killing, extermination, slaughter Collocations, slaughtering, termination Collocations, murder Collocations, liquidation, putting down, putting to sleep
Sense: Noun: downfall
Synonyms:
downfall Collocations, undoing, ruin Collocations, ruination, death Collocations, demise Collocations