words associated with annihilated
Synonyms of annihilate
abolish: : to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul abolish a law abolish slavery
black out: : a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit
blot out: : to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential
cancel: : to call off usually without expectation of conducting or performing at a later time cancel a football game
clean (up): : free from dirt or pollution changed to clean clothes clean solar energy
efface: : to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface coins with dates effaced by wear
eradicate: : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots programs to eradicate illiteracy
erase: : to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters) erase an error
expunge: : to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
exterminate: : to get rid of completely usually by killing off exterminate termites and cockroaches
extirpate: : to destroy completely : wipe out
liquidate: : to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
obliterate: : to remove utterly from recognition or memory … a successful love crowned all other successes and obliterated all other failures. —J. W. Krutch
root (out): : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
rub out: : to obliterate by or as if by rubbing
snuff (out): : the charred part of a candlewick
stamp (out): : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
sweep (away): : to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush swept the crumbs from the table
wipe out: : the act or an instance of wiping out : complete or utter destruction
Words Related to annihilate
decimate: : to select by lot and kill every tenth man of decimate a regiment
demolish: : tear down , raze demolish a building
destroy: : to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of destroyed the files
devastate: : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action a country devastated by war The typhoon devastated the island.
ravage: : an act or practice of ravaging
dismantle: : to disconnect the pieces of will have to dismantle the engine
flatten: : to make flat: such as
mow (down): : a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder)
raze: : erase
tear down: : the act or process of disassembling
ruin: : a falling down : collapse from age to age … the crash of ruin fitfully resounds —William Wordsworth
total: : comprising or constituting a whole : entire the total amount
waste: : a sparsely settled or barren region : desert
wreck: : something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck
blast: : a violent gust of wind a cold blast of air
blow up: : a blowing up: such as
dash: : to break by striking or knocking angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table
dynamite: : an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate
smash: : a smashing blow or attack
atomize: : to treat as made up of many discrete units
consume: : to do away with completely : destroy Fire consumed several buildings.
devour: : to eat up greedily or ravenously devoured the turkey and mashed potatoes
dissolve: : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity —Francis Bacon
fragment: : a part broken off, detached, or incomplete The dish lay in fragments on the floor.
powder: : to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder
pulverize: : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize pulverize rock
shatter: : to cause to drop or be dispersed
splinter: : a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver
doom: : a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
finish: : to come to an end : terminate The meeting finished at noon.
kill: : to deprive of life : cause the death of a disease that has killed thousands He threatened to kill them.
kill off: : to destroy in large numbers or totally
terminate: : to form an ending
zap: : to get rid of, destroy, or kill especially with or as if with sudden force
cancel: : to call off usually without expectation of conducting or performing at a later time cancel a football game
cut: : to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument cut one’s hand with a knife
discard: : to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted a pile of discarded tires They quickly discarded the idea.
ditch: : a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)
eject: : to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence ejected the player from the game
excise: : an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
expel: : to force out : eject expelled the smoke from her lungs
jettison: : to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision must be prepared to jettison many romantic notions —Christopher Catling
oust: : to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity The rebels ousted the dictator from power.
throw out: : to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected manner
Near Antonyms of annihilate
conserve: : to keep in a safe or sound state He conserved his inheritance.
preserve: : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect
protect: : to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard
save: : to deliver from sin
build: : to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole : construct birds building a nest build new hospitals and schools the boat her father built
construct: : to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements : build construct a bridge
create: : to bring into existence … God created the heaven and the earth. —Genesis 1:1 (King James Version)
fabricate: : invent , create
fashion: : the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time The spring fashions are now on display.
forge: : a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
form: : the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material the building’s massive form
frame: : to construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a structure) frame a house
make: : behave , act
manufacture: : something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery imports most manufactures used by consumers —D. L. Cohn
shape: : form , create
fix: : to make firm, stable, or stationary We led out more rope and fixed it in place up steeper snow. —Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman
mend: : to free from faults or defects: such as
patch: : a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot
rebuild: : to make extensive repairs to : reconstruct rebuild a war-torn city
recondition: : to restore to good condition (as by replacing parts)
reconstruct: : to construct again: such as
renew: : to make like new : restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection as we renew our strength in sleep
renovate: : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
repair: : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix repair a shoe
restore: : give back , return
revamp: : remake , revise
Synonyms of annihilate
cream: : the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat
decimate: : to select by lot and kill every tenth man of decimate a regiment
demolish: : tear down , raze demolish a building
desolate: : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted a desolate abandoned town
destroy: : to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of destroyed the files
devastate: : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action a country devastated by war The typhoon devastated the island.
do in: : to bring about the defeat or destruction of a businessman done in by greed
extinguish: : to bring to an end : make an end of hope for their safety was slowly extinguished
nuke: : a nuclear weapon
pull down: : being or appearing below a selected item (such as an icon) in a window overlaying the original view on a computer display The Mac screen offered help from cartoons, pointing devices, and commands on pull-down screens, making it vastly easier to comprehend than the nearly blank screen IBM presented. —Brian O’Reilly
pulverize: : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize pulverize rock
raze: : erase
rub out: : to obliterate by or as if by rubbing
ruin: : a falling down : collapse from age to age … the crash of ruin fitfully resounds —William Wordsworth
shatter: : to cause to drop or be dispersed
smash: : a smashing blow or attack
tear down: : the act or process of disassembling
total: : comprising or constituting a whole : entire the total amount
vaporize: : to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
waste: : a sparsely settled or barren region : desert
wrack: : a wrecked ship
wreck: : something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck
Words Related to annihilate
beat: : to strike repeatedly:
best: : excelling all others the best student in the class
clobber: : clothes sense 1
conquer: : to gain or acquire by force of arms : subjugate conquer territory
crush: : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure crush grapes
defeat: : destroy his unkindness may defeat my life —Shakespeare
drub: : to beat severely
lick: : to draw the tongue over
master: : a male teacher
overbear: : to bring down by superior weight or force : overwhelm
overcome: : to get the better of : surmount overcome difficulties They overcame the enemy.
overmatch: : to be more than a match for : defeat
prevail (over): : to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
rout: : a crowd of people
scotch: : cut , gash , score
skunk: : any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected
subdue: : to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
surmount: : to surpass in quality or attainment : excel
thrash: : to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
trim: : to remove by or as if by cutting trimmed thousands from federal payrolls —Grit
triumph (over): : a victory or conquest by or as if by military force
trounce: : to thrash or punish severely
wallop: : to boil noisily
whip: : to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully whipped out his gun —Green Peyton
win (against): : to get possession of by effort or fortune
blast: : a violent gust of wind a cold blast of air
blow up: : a blowing up: such as
break: : to separate into parts with suddenness or violence broke a plate Break the chocolate bar in half.
cripple: : a lame or partly disabled person or animal
damage: : loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation flood damage sustained severe damage to her knee
deface: : to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details deface an inscription
deteriorate: : to make inferior in quality or value : impair Exposure to sunlight may deteriorate the paint.
disfigure: : to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries a face disfigured by smallpox
disintegrate: : to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles water disintegrates the limestone
dissolve: : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity —Francis Bacon
dynamite: : an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate
harm: : physical or mental damage : injury the amount of harm sustained by the boat during the storm
impair: : to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse It has been known for nearly 100 years that memory is impaired by bilateral damage to either of two brain regions … —Larry R. Squire The use of drugs further complicates the situation of these families and sometimes impairs their ability to raise children. —Ellen L. Bassuk … the prospect of generating normal profitability is impaired by excessive debt service. —John Nozell The physician also checks for signs of endometriosis, a condition in which the cells that normally compose the uterine lining grow outside the uterus, sometimes impairing fertility. —Martha Southgate
injure: : to do an injustice to : wrong
mangle: : to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing people … mangled by sharks —V. G. Heiser
mar: : to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil whose life has been marred by problems with drugs —William Plummer their relations were marred by disgraceful conflicts —L. W. Beck the race was marred by a 23-car pileup —Mike Harris
mutilate: : to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect the child mutilated the book with his scissors a painting mutilated by vandals
spoil: : plunder taken from an enemy in war or from a victim in robbery : loot
vitiate: : to make faulty or defective : impair the comic impact is vitiated by obvious haste —William Styron
erode: : to diminish or destroy by degrees:
scour: : to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing
sweep (away): : to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush swept the crumbs from the table
wash out: : the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet
wear (away): : to bear or have on the person wore a coat
dilapidate: : to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin furniture is dilapidated by use —Janet Flanner
disassemble: : to take apart disassemble a watch
dismantle: : to disconnect the pieces of will have to dismantle the engine
gut: : bowels , entrails — usually used in plural fish guts
(2) : the basic visceral or emotional part of a person She knew in her gut that he was lying.
take down: : the action or an act of taking down
unbuild: : to pull down : demolish , raze
undo: : to open or loose by releasing a fastening
unmake: : to cause to disappear : destroy
blot out: : to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential
efface: : to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface coins with dates effaced by wear
eradicate: : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots programs to eradicate illiteracy
expunge: : to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
exterminate: : to get rid of completely usually by killing off exterminate termites and cockroaches
extirpate: : to destroy completely : wipe out
liquidate: : to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
obliterate: : to remove utterly from recognition or memory … a successful love crowned all other successes and obliterated all other failures. —J. W. Krutch
remove: : to change the location, position, station, or residence of remove soldiers to the front
root (out): : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
snuff (out): : the charred part of a candlewick
stamp (out): : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
wipe out: : the act or an instance of wiping out : complete or utter destruction
despoil: : to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
havoc: : wide and general destruction : devastation A tornado wreaked havoc on the town two years ago.
loot: : goods usually of considerable value taken in war : spoils The soldiers helped themselves to any loot that they could find.
pillage: : the act of looting or plundering especially in war
plunder: : to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage , sack invaders plundered the town
ravage: : an act or practice of ravaging
sack: : a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)
trample: : tramp
trash: : something worth little or nothing: such as
vandalize: : to subject to vandalism : damage
assassinate: : to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons a plot to assassinate the governor
butcher: : a person who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh
cut down: : to strike down and kill or incapacitate
dispatch: : to send off or away with promptness or speed dispatch a letter dispatch an ambulance to the scene
execute: : to carry out fully : put completely into effect execute a command
fell: : skin , hide , pelt
kill: : to deprive of life : cause the death of a disease that has killed thousands He threatened to kill them.
kill off: : to destroy in large numbers or totally
massacre: : the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty witnessed the massacre of a boatload of refugees
mow (down): : a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder)
murder: : the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought was convicted of murder
slaughter: : the act of killing
slay: : to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers
take out: : prepared food packaged to be consumed away from its place of sale
zap: : to get rid of, destroy, or kill especially with or as if with sudden force
Near Antonyms of annihilate
doctor: : an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church — called also doctor of the church
fix: : to make firm, stable, or stationary We led out more rope and fixed it in place up steeper snow. —Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman
mend: : to free from faults or defects: such as
patch: : a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot
recondition: : to restore to good condition (as by replacing parts)
repair: : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix repair a shoe
revamp: : remake , revise
create: : to bring into existence … God created the heaven and the earth. —Genesis 1:1 (King James Version)
invent: : to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
assemble: : to bring together (as in a particular place or for a particular purpose) They assembled a team of experts to solve the problem.
fabricate: : invent , create
fashion: : the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time The spring fashions are now on display.
forge: : a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
form: : the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material the building’s massive form
frame: : to construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a structure) frame a house
make: : behave , act
manufacture: : something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery imports most manufactures used by consumers —D. L. Cohn
mold: : crumbling soft friable earth suited to plant growth : soil
produce: : to offer to view or notice
shape: : form , create
bring about: : to cause to take place : effect
constitute: : make up , form , compose 12 months constitute a year. … high school dropouts who constitute a major problem in large city slums. —J. B. Conant
establish: : to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement
father: : a man who has begotten a child
found: : having all usual, standard, or reasonably expected equipment the boat comes fully found , ready to go —Holiday
institute: : something that is instituted: such as
organize: : to form into a coherent unity or functioning whole : integrate trying to organize her thoughts
conserve: : to keep in a safe or sound state He conserved his inheritance.
preserve: : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect
protect: : to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard
save: : to deliver from sin
rebuild: : to make extensive repairs to : reconstruct rebuild a war-torn city
reconstruct: : to construct again: such as
remodel: : to alter the structure of : remake
renovate: : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
restore: : give back , return
Antonyms of annihilate
build: : to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole : construct birds building a nest build new hospitals and schools the boat her father built
construct: : to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements : build construct a bridge
erect: : vertical in position
put up: : arranged secretly beforehand a put-up job
raise: : to cause or help to rise to a standing position
rear: : to erect by building : construct
set up: : carriage of the body
Synonyms of annihilate
blow away: : to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air their doubts were blown away
bomb: : an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions
bury: : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth buried their pet rabbit in the backyard
clobber: : clothes sense 1
cream: : the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat
drub: : to beat severely
dust: : fine particles of matter (as of earth)
flatten: : to make flat: such as
paste: : a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
rout: : a crowd of people
shellac: : purified lac usually prepared in thin orange or yellow flakes by heating and filtering and often bleached white
skin: : the integument of an animal (such as a fur-bearing mammal or a bird) separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers
skunk: : any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected
smoke: : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon
smother: : to kill by depriving of air
snow under: : to overwhelm especially in excess of capacity to absorb or deal with something
thrash: : to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
trim: : to remove by or as if by cutting trimmed thousands from federal payrolls —Grit
tromp: : tramp sense 1 a lot of knocking on doors, tromping from room to room —Sara Davidson
trounce: : to thrash or punish severely
wallop: : to boil noisily
wax: : a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
whip: : to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully whipped out his gun —Green Peyton
whomp: : a loud slap, crash, or crunch
whop: : to pull or whip out
whap: : to pull or whip out
whup: : to administer a beating to especially as punishment
Words Related to annihilate
sweep: : to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush swept the crumbs from the table
upset: : to thicken and shorten (something, such as a heated bar of iron) by hammering on the end : swage
beat: : to strike repeatedly:
best: : excelling all others the best student in the class
conquer: : to gain or acquire by force of arms : subjugate conquer territory
dispatch: : to send off or away with promptness or speed dispatch a letter dispatch an ambulance to the scene
hurdle: : a portable panel usually of wattled withes and stakes used especially for enclosing land or livestock
lick: : to draw the tongue over
master: : a male teacher
overbear: : to bring down by superior weight or force : overwhelm
overcome: : to get the better of : surmount overcome difficulties They overcame the enemy.
overmatch: : to be more than a match for : defeat
prevail (over): : to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
subdue: : to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
surmount: : to surpass in quality or attainment : excel
take: : to get into one’s hands or into one’s possession, power, or control: such as
throw: : to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm throw a baseball
triumph (over): : a victory or conquest by or as if by military force
win (against): : to get possession of by effort or fortune
worst: : most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill his worst fault
crush: : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure crush grapes
knock off: : a copy that sells for less than the original
knock over: : to strike to the ground : fell
overpower: : to overcome by superior force : subdue
overthrow: : overturn , upset
overwhelm: : upset , overthrow The tornado overwhelmed many mobile homes.
subjugate: : to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
upend: : to set or stand on end
vanquish: : to overcome in battle : subdue completely
ace (out): : a die face marked with one spot
better: : greater than half for the better part of an hour
eclipse: : the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
exceed: : to extend outside of the river will exceed its banks
outdistance: : to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip
outdo: : to go beyond in action or performance
outfight: : to outdo or surpass in fighting or competing : to fight or compete harder or more skillfully than The southpaw went down from a counter left hook to the chin in the fifth … but appeared to outhustle and outfight Bujaj most of the way. —Bob Velin … Minnesota’s pedestrian DBs [=defensive backs] could not outfight Penn State’s big receivers. —David Jones
outshine: : to shine brighter than
outstrip: : to go faster or farther than
overtop: : to rise above the top of
surpass: : to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed surpassed her rivals surpassed all expectations
top: : the highest point, level, or part of something : summit , crown
transcend: : to rise above or go beyond the limits of
edge (out): : the cutting side of a blade a razor’s edge
nose out: : to discover often by prying
pip: : a disorder of a bird marked by formation of a scale or crust on the tongue
cap: : a head covering especially with a visor and no brim
excel: : to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement
flourish: : to grow luxuriantly : thrive
score: : twenty
succeed: : to come next after another in office or position or in possession of an estate
break: : to separate into parts with suddenness or violence broke a plate Break the chocolate bar in half.
destroy: : to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of destroyed the files
do in: : to bring about the defeat or destruction of a businessman done in by greed
finish: : to come to an end : terminate The meeting finished at noon.
sink: : to go to the bottom : submerge
slaughter: : the act of killing
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