Extinction
Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Shattering and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shattering" instead a noun "Extinction".
Nearby Word: extinct
Shattering
Shattering noun - The act of breaking something into small pieces.
Extinction and shattering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Shattering".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- havoc and extinction
- havoc and shattering
- destruction and extinction
- destruction and shattering
- ruin and extinction
- ruin and shattering
- collapse and extinction
- collapse and shattering
- downfall and extinction
- downfall and shattering
- disintegration and extinction
- disintegration and shattering
- devastation and extinction
- devastation and shattering
Both words in one sentence
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They invented the Wave Motion Gun for the purpose of conquest and establishing The Empire, and ended up going too far (a flashback scene showed several Wave Motion Gun beams shattering a planet, all fired by Iscandarian forces), hence the near extinction of their people.
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