extinction

Synonyms

annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, extermination, havoc, loss, obliteration, ruin, ruination, wastage, wreckage;

Antonyms

building, construction, erection, raising;

Near Antonyms

rescue, salvage, salvation, saving;

conservation, preservation, protection;

reclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restoration;

Related Words

depredation, despoilment, despoliation;

breakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolution;

assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughter;

dismantlement, effacement, eradication;