ANNIHILATE Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

annihilate

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ə-ˈnī-ə-ˌlāt

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of the family's attempts to annihilate the roach population in their apartment had met with little success

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as in to destroy

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the tornado simply annihilated the family's home

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as in to overcome

to defeat by a large margin we didn't just win; we absolutely annihilated them!

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Recent Examples of annihilate The people on whom the planter depended to make his plantation run, Amador probably reasoned, were the same people who were best qualified and most motivated to annihilate it. —

Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 Trump has said the goals are ending Iran's nuclear capabilities for good, destroying its navy and annihilating its missiles. —

Susan Page, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 The two-time, reigning AL MVP had already annihilated a two-run home run in the first inning. —

Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Yes, Riverdale Ridge annihilated every single Rocky Mountain Basketball league opponent and was hardly tested in state. —

Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for annihilate

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In Namibia, local authorities were producing millions of tons of wood chips while eradicating an invasive bush.

— Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead of eradicating catcher framing like full abdication to the robots would have, the challenge system adds new layers to the charade of trying to sell strikes.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026