Devastation
Devastation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Holocaust is a synonym for devastation. In some cases you can use "Holocaust" instead a noun "Devastation".
Holocaust
Holocaust noun - The killing of a large number of people.
Usage example: as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge
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Synonyms for Holocaust
Devastation is a synonym for holocaust in cataclysm topic. You can use "Devastation" instead a noun "Holocaust", if it concerns topics such as widespread destruction.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- massacre and devastation
- massacre and holocaust
- annihilation and devastation
- annihilation and holocaust
- havoc and devastation
- havoc and holocaust
- destruction and devastation
- destruction and holocaust
- ruin and devastation
- ruin and holocaust
- disaster and devastation
- disaster and holocaust
- calamity and devastation
- calamity and holocaust
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Even though there is No Endor Holocaust, the planet Honogr suffers exactly the kind of devastation that would be expected as the aftermath of the debris from a massive space battle severely damaging it's global ecosystem.
Source: Literature / The Thrawn Trilogy -
No Coruscant Holocaust: The scenes of Mercy Kill set on Coruscant make no mention of the utter devastation brought upon the planet by Abeloth (earthquakes, volcanoes and toxic gases that killed billions) no more than a few months earlier.
Source: Comic Book / X-Wing Series
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