annihilated

past tense of annihilate
1
2
as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the tornado simply annihilated the family's home

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

3

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of annihilated Instead, El Fasher was annihilated. Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake. Curbed Editors, Curbed, 23 June 2026 Otherwise, you get annihilated. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 June 2026 Coming into work every day and watching your portfolio just absolutely get annihilated day after day while everyone’s getting annihilated is an experience that is a generational experience. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 Fatu annihilated Reigns with another vicious clothesline and tossed him shoulder-first into the steel ring post. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 Mary is willing to be annihilated and remade. Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 Their radar is 100 percent annihilated. ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026 Their radar is 100% annihilated. James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annihilated
Verb
  • But before the thylacine was fully eradicated, 13 pups of the marsupial species were preserved in alcohol.
    Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
  • Racist chanting in grounds has been heard since the 1960s and though less common now, it has not been eradicated, as recent examples of the abuse of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior show.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • One residence was damaged and a minor structure was destroyed, according to an incident update.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • After powerful twin earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela and destroyed their home in the coastal town of Caraballeda last month, Maria and her brother Damian, 13, were taken in by their aunt, Mercedes Osul.
    Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • In Yemen, the Houthis (an Iranian proxy group) bombed Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • Things had improved since then, before spilling out into the open late last year when Saudi Arabia bombed a port in Yemen targeting a weapons shipment from the UAE.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Young took a leadoff single off right-hander Tyron Guerrero, but it was erased by a double play.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
  • With the latest rally, the stock has erased its losses for the year and is now up more than 2%.
    CJ Haddad, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Michael seemed to be saying that by admitting her dishonesty, Ethel would have ruined their childhood and poisoned any prospect of a future relationship with her.
    Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Instead of fighting with Whitney, Lindsay has a talk with Yvonne about how Lindsay ruined Yvonne’s wedding by making it all about her.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Most notable was his thin satin-like scarf whipped eccentrically over one shoulder, like a Milanese gentleman oozing sprezzatura, further cementing himself as one of the most glamorous soccer players of our time.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • In Tokyo, the couple had an adults-only date night at Daikoku Parking Area, where the F1 driver whipped around in a Ferrari F40 with Kardashian in the passenger seat.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • In 2014, Pope Francis abolished the future use of the monsignor title — which denotes a specific honor — for most priests.
    Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • Beijing eventually increased the limit to two children in 2015, then abolished the policy entirely in 2021.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • West Harbor is the redevelopment of the former waterfront Ports O'Call Village, which was demolished in 2018.
    Julie Sharp, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The two-acre space was the site of the California State Building, which suffered systemic damage in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake and was demolished five years later.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Annihilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annihilated. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on annihilated

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!