Destruction and Work

Opposite meaning words

Destruction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Work is an antonym for destruction.

Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

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Destruction is an antonym for work in achievement topic.

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

physical	physical destruction	physical work
complete	complete destruction	complete work
actual	actual destruction	actual work
entire	entire destruction	entire work
Other adjectives: great, major, past, final, less, further, said, recent.

In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the Vogons see the destruction of Earth as just another day at work.

Source: Planet Destroyer
She also mourns the destruction of the Chozo Temple, which was their last great work.

Source: Bittersweet Ending / Video Games
Yet another episode has a garbage man praising their destruction because it's keeping him in work.

Source: Hero Insurance

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