destructions
Acts of demolition
Destructions is the plural of destruction, used when referring to multiple distinct acts or instances of destroying: The destructions wrought by successive wars left the region impoverished.
The singular destruction is far more common, as it typically functions as a mass noun describing ruin in general rather than countable events.
Total destruction or erasure
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
wipeout · decimation · apocalypse · cataclysm · devastation · genocide · holocaust · firebombing
State following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
tragedy · catastrophe · calamity · misfortune · displacement · upheaval · trauma · aftermath
Violent collapse inward
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- razingComplete structural demolition
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
blasting · excavator · jackhammer · sledgehammer · toppling · leveling · clearing
Process of declining quality
- dilapidationState of ruin
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- decrepitudeWornness from age
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
rot · degradation · blight · dereliction · atrophy · corrosion · erosion · weathering
obliteration
Total destruction or erasure
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
elimination · wipeout · decimation · apocalypse · cataclysm · devastation · genocide · holocaust · firebombing
bereavement
State following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
heartbreak · tragedy · catastrophe · calamity · misfortune · displacement · upheaval · trauma · aftermath
implosion
Violent collapse inward
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- razingComplete structural demolition
teardown · blasting · excavator · jackhammer · sledgehammer · toppling · leveling · clearing
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- dilapidationState of ruin
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- decrepitudeWornness from age
crumbling · rot · degradation · blight · dereliction · atrophy · corrosion · erosion · weathering · ruination
rubble
Broken building fragments
destructionscreations
Things made anew
constructions · productions · generations · formations · originations
destructionspreservations
Acts of keeping safe
conservations · protections · restorations · salvations · maintenances
destructionsconstructions
Things that are built
buildings · erections · assemblies · edifices · reconstructions
- total destructionComplete and utter ruin
- mass destructionLarge-scale total ruin
- path of destructionRoute marked by ruin
- weapons of mass destructionArms causing widespread casualties
- habitat destructionEliminating natural living spaces
- wholesale destruction