destruction

Plural: destructions

Noun

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
• an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
• a final state
• The act of destroying.
• The results of a destructive event.

Examples

• Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.
• The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.

Synonyms

death, demolition, devastation, end, wipeout, annihilation, destruction, elimination, eradication, extermination, extinguishment, extirpation, obliteration, razing, uprooting, wiping out

Antonyms

building, construction, creation, making, production, rebuilding, recovery

Related Words

destroy, devastation, disaster, killing