DESTRUCTIVENESS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word destructiveness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DESTRUCTIVENESS
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annihilation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • total destruction | ||||||||
damage | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the occurrence of a change for the worse • loss of military equipment • the act of damaging something or someone • the amount of money needed to purchase something • any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right verb • inflict damage upon • suffer or be susceptible to damage | ||||||||
demolition | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event that completely destroys something • the act of demolishing | ||||||||
desolation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • an event that results in total destruction | ||||||||
devastation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed • an event that results in total destruction • plundering with excessive damage and destruction • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists | ||||||||
havoc | nounn | |||||||
noun • violent and needless disturbance | ||||||||
obliteration | nounn | |||||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||||
ravaging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • plundering with excessive damage and destruction adjective satellite • ruinously destructive and wasting | ||||||||
ruin | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction • a ruined building • the process of becoming dilapidated • an event that results in destruction • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined verb • destroy completely; damage irreparably • destroy or cause to fail • reduce to bankruptcy • reduce to ruins • deprive of virginity • fall into ruin | ||||||||
spoiling | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the process of becoming spoiled • the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it | ||||||||
wrecking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined |