obliteration

Definitions

The act or process of destroying something completely so that nothing remains.

The state of being completely forgotten or wiped out.

Examples

The massive explosion resulted in the total obliteration of the abandoned warehouse.

The scientist warned that the unchecked spread of the virus could lead to the obliteration of the entire ecosystem.

Synonyms

annihilation eradication destruction extinction extermination abolition erasure

Antonyms

creation construction preservation restoration birth establishment survival