annihilative
Causing complete destruction
Annihilative describes something that has the power or tendency to annihilate—to destroy completely or reduce to nothing.
The word appears most often in philosophical, military, or scientific contexts where total destruction is under discussion: The annihilative force of nuclear weapons changed geopolitics forever.
It can also describe attitudes or impulses aimed at utter elimination: an annihilative rage toward his enemies.
Total destruction or erasure
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- decimationNear-total destruction
ruination · demolition · erasure · extinction · elimination · vaporization · pulverization · leveling
Harmful to oneself
- nihilisticRejecting meaningful existence
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
unraveling · consuming · overwhelming · crushing · shattering · fragmenting · dissociative · depersonalization
Rejection of objective meaning
- negationDenial or cancellation
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- voidWithout legal effect
- nonbeingAbsence of existence
emptiness · cessation · extinction · oblivion · nonexistence · dissolution · impermanence · Buddhist
Of atomic energy
- atomicOf elemental particles
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- arsenalStockpile of munitions
strike · bombardment · firepower · scorched-earth · tactical · strategic · deterrent · megaton
obliteration
Total destruction or erasure
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
decimation · ruination · demolition · erasure · extinction · elimination · vaporization · pulverization · leveling · razing
self-destructive
Harmful to oneself
- nihilisticRejecting meaningful existence
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
breakdown · unraveling · consuming · overwhelming · crushing · shattering · fragmenting · dissociative · depersonalization · emptiness
nihilism
Rejection of objective meaning
- negationDenial or cancellation
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- voidWithout legal effect
nonbeing · emptiness · cessation · extinction · oblivion · nonexistence · dissolution · impermanence · Buddhist · metaphysical
nuclear
Of atomic energy
- atomicOf elemental particles
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
arsenal · strike · bombardment · firepower · scorched-earth · tactical · strategic · deterrent · megaton · warhead
annihilativecreative
Producing original ideas
generative · constructive · procreative · productive · formative
annihilativepreservative
Agent preventing spoilage
conserving · protective · preserving · sustaining · maintaining
- total annihilationComplete and utter destruction
annihilation, annihilating, annihilations, self-annihilation