ECOCIDE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word ecocide. (close relations)
ecocidal
Best Alternative Words for ECOCIDE
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annihilation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • total destruction | ||||||||
decimation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • destroying or killing a large part of the population | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
destruction | ||||||||
noun • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists • an event that completely destroys something • a final state | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
elimination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of removing or getting rid of something • the bodily process of discharging waste matter • analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives • the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations • the murder of a competitor | ||||||||
eradication | nounn | |||||||
noun • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||||
extermination | nounn | |||||||
noun • complete annihilation • the act of exterminating | ||||||||
genocide | nounn | |||||||
noun • systematic killing of a racial or cultural group | ||||||||
obliteration | nounn | |||||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||||
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 |