total destruction
Nothing left standing
Total destruction is the complete annihilation or devastation of something, leaving nothing intact or salvageable.
The phrase emphasizes thoroughness—not partial damage but utter ruin: The wildfire left total destruction in its path.
Insurance policies distinguish total destruction from partial loss.
Figuratively, it can describe overwhelming defeat: The merger meant total destruction of the company's identity.
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- apocalypseTotal civilizational collapse
ground zero · wasteland · scorched earth · rubble · ashes · burned to the ground · carnage · demolition · wreckage · cataclysm · extinction · scorched · razed · laid waste · decimation · collapse · inferno · carpet bombing
- annihilationismsecond death
- Tornado ScaleF1, F3, F5
total destructiongenesis
Point of creation
creation · building · construction · formation · assembly
total destructionsafeguarding
Preventing harm or loss
maintenance · perpetuation · salvation · rescue · stewardship
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