ANNIHILATE


Meaning of ANNIHILATE in English

verb

1.

Synonyms: abolish 1, abate, abrogate, annul, invalidate, negate, nullify, quash, undo, vitiate

2.

to destroy utterly

matter cannot be annihilated

Synonyms: abate, abolish, blot out, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, murder, root out, uncreate, uproot, wipe (out)

Related Word: cancel, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate

Contrasted words: renew, restore; create, discover, invent; fashion, forge, form, make, shape

3.

Synonyms: destroy 1, decimate, demolish, raze, ruin, unbuild, undo, unframe, wrack, wreck

4.

Synonyms: slaughter 3, decimate, exterminate, massacre, wipe (out)

Related Word: rout

5.

Synonyms: crush 5, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, quench, squash, suppress

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