Extinction
Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Usage example: the state's population of moose has been replenished, having once been hunted almost to extinction
Massacre and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Massacre" instead a noun "Extinction".
Nearby Word: extinct
Massacre
Massacre noun - The killing of a large number of people.
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Synonyms for Massacre
Extinction and massacre are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Massacre".
Nearby Words: massacred, massacring
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- finish and extinction
- finish and massacre
- holocaust and extinction
- holocaust and massacre
- defeat and extinction
- defeat and massacre
- end and extinction
- end and massacre
- death and extinction
- death and massacre
- annihilation and extinction
- annihilation and massacre
- havoc and extinction
- havoc and massacre
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Also, she has a little tendency to kill people meaninglessly, often leaving a massacre at her wake, and desires the extinction of the human race.
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