Annihilatory and Ameliorative

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Annihilatory adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.

Usage example: the annihilatory power of atomic bombs

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Ameliorative is an antonym for annihilatory.

Ameliorative adjective - Tending to ameliorate.

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Annihilatory is an antonym for ameliorative.

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