Synonyms for extermination
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Noun
1. Destruction — elimination
destruction, extinction, eradication, annihilation, extirpation, elimination, abolition, liquidation, excision
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Definitions
- n. 1
Elimination.
Related words
- Phrases
- extermination camp
Forms
- Plural
- exterminations → destructions, extinctions, eradications, annihilations…
Example sentences
- destruction They found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
- extinction Many shark species are threatened with extinction.
- annihilation Karl saved the world from nuclear annihilation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| extermination | steady | |
| destruction | steady | |
| extinction | steady | |
| annihilation | steady | |
| eradication | falling | |
| uprooting | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- excision3
- 9 letters
- abolition4, uprooting3
- 10 letters
- extinction3
- 11 letters
- destruction3, elimination5, liquidation4, eradication5, extirpation
- 12 letters
- annihilation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excision3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- extermination
- Español
- exterminación
- Deutsch
- Ausrottung