Annihilation
Annihilation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Usage example: idealists who seek the annihilation of all forms of prejudice
Collapse and annihilation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Collapse" instead a noun "Annihilation".
Collapse
Collapse noun - A complete depletion of energy or strength.
Annihilation and collapse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Annihilation" instead a noun "Collapse".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- defeat and annihilation
- defeat and collapse
- overthrow and annihilation
- overthrow and collapse
- end and annihilation
- end and collapse
- destruction and annihilation
- destruction and collapse
- ruin and annihilation
- ruin and collapse
- demise and annihilation
- demise and collapse
- dissolution and annihilation
- dissolution and collapse
Both words in one sentence
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Apocalypse How: Focused metaphysical annihilation at the Conflagration, surrounded by regional societal collapse, for a net effect of global societal disruption.
- The actual outcome is a severe Class 1 (human die-back) to Class 2 (civilization collapse), with total annihilation for Hawaii.
Source: Literature / The Adversary Cycle -
The villians of The Second Story unleash the Symbol Of Annihilation, a magical incantation that when cast would cause the entire universe to stop expanding and collapse in on itself.
Source: Earth-Shattering Kaboom
Cite this Source
Collapse and Annihilation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/annihilation/collapse
Annihilation & Collapse. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/annihilation/collapse>.
Collapse or Annihilation. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/annihilation/collapse.
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