Destruction
Destruction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Uprising and destruction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Uprising" instead a noun "Destruction".
Uprising
Uprising noun - Open fighting against authority (as one's own government).
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Synonyms for Uprising
Destruction and uprising are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destruction" instead a noun "Uprising".
Nearby Word: uprise
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How words are described
| complete | complete destruction | complete uprising |
| alien | alien destruction | alien uprising |
| future | future destruction | future uprising |
| total | total destruction | total uprising |
| Other adjectives: initial, actual, entire, successful, violent, massive, potential, major, general, possible, further, significant, inevitable, impending, eventual, recent, sudden, global. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Hock Seng was once a wealthy ship merchant in Malaysia before a fundamentalist uprising led to the destruction of his business empire and the death of every member of his clan.
Source: Literature / The Windup Girl -
His only motivation in Uprising is to cause as much death and destruction as he can in order to bring more souls to his domain, for him to do with as he pleases.
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The goal, ending humanity's wars and self-destruction, is noble, yet the only reason given for the particular choice of solution (totalitarian uprising) to that problem is the word "logic".
Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment
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