Annihilatory and Nonlethal

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Annihilatory adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.

Usage example: the annihilatory power of atomic bombs

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Nonlethal is an antonym for annihilatory.

Nonlethal adjective - Not capable of causing death.

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Annihilatory is an antonym for nonlethal.

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Nonlethal and Annihilatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/annihilatory/nonlethal

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