Annihilate and Rid

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Annihilate verb - To destroy all traces of.

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Rid is an antonym for annihilate.

Nearby Words: annihilation, annihilating

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

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Annihilate is an antonym for rid in destroy topic.

humanity	annihilate humanity	rid humanity
power	annihilate power	rid power
life	annihilate life	rid life
people	annihilate people	rid people
Other words: time, universe, earth, world, country, evil, empire, planet, city, galaxy, enemy, everyone, japan, demons.

In The Dark Knight Saga, Ra's Al Ghul, leader of the League of Shadows, is killed after he tries to annihilate Gotham and all its citizens to rid the world of its corruption.

Source: Villainous Legacy

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