Noun

• S: (n) annihilation, obliteration (destruction by annihilating something)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) atomization, atomisation (annihilation by reducing something to atoms)
• S: (n) pulverization, pulverisation (annihilation by pulverizing something)
• S: (n) vaporization, vaporisation (annihilation by vaporizing something)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) destruction, devastation (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) annihilate [Related to: annihilation] (kill in large numbers) "the plague wiped out an entire population"
• derivationally related form
• Overview
• synset
• W: (v) obliterate [Related to: obliteration] (do away with completely, without leaving a trace)
• W: (v) obliterate [Related to: obliteration] (remove completely from recognition or memory) "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
• S: (n) annihilation, disintegration (total destruction) "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"