Annihilate
Annihilate verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: the family's attempts to annihilate the roach population in their apartment had met with little success
Terminate and annihilate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Annihilate".
Nearby Words: annihilation, annihilating
Terminate
Terminate verb - To put to death deliberately.
Usage example: the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition
Annihilate and terminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Annihilate" instead a verb "Terminate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- liquidate and annihilate
- liquidate and terminate
- dissolve and annihilate
- dissolve and terminate
- extinguish and annihilate
- extinguish and terminate
- eliminate and annihilate
- eliminate and terminate
- end and annihilate
- end and terminate
- murder and annihilate
- murder and terminate
- exterminate and annihilate
- exterminate and terminate
Common collocations
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