Synonyms for obliteration
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
annihilation, erasure, eradication, effacement, defacement, blot, obliterature dated rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The total destruction of something.
Related words
- Word family
- obliterate oblivion
Forms
- Plural
- obliterations → annihilations, erasures, eradications, effacements…
Example sentences
- annihilation Karl saved the world from nuclear annihilation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| obliteration | steady | |
| annihilation | steady | |
| eradication | falling | |
| erasure | rising | |
| effacement | rising | |
| defacement | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- blot1
- 7 letters
- erasure
- 10 letters
- defacement, effacement
- 11 letters
- eradication5
- 12 letters
- annihilation5, obliterature
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eradication5 = 5 syllables).