OBLITERATIONS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word obliterations. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for OBLITERATIONS
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annihilation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • total destruction | ||||||||
eradication | nounn | |||||||
noun • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||||
annulment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being cancelled or annulled • (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | ||||||||
decimation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • destroying or killing a large part of the population | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
extermination | nounn | |||||||
noun • complete annihilation • the act of exterminating | ||||||||
extinction | nounn | |||||||
noun • no longer active; extinguished • no longer in existence • the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation • complete annihilation • a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus • the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | ||||||||
extirpation | nounn | |||||||
noun • surgical removal of a body part or tissue • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | ||||||||
liquidation | nounn | |||||||
noun • termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities • the act of exterminating • the murder of a competitor | ||||||||
removal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of removing • dismissal from office | ||||||||
termination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a coming to an end of a contract period • a place where something ends or is complete • something that results • the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) • the act of ending something | ||||||||
cancelation | nounn | |||||||
noun • The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself. • The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor. • A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse. • In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent. • The property of being cancellate. |