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annihilatory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of annihilatory

causing or tending to cause destruction

the annihilatory power of atomic bombs

Synonyms of annihilatory

calamitous, cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), destructive, devastating, devastative, disastrous, ruinous

Words Related to annihilatory

antibiotic, biocidal

baleful, deadly, deathly, fatal, fell, killer, lethal, mortal, murderous, pestilent, poisonous, virulent, vital

deleterious, detrimental, harmful, pernicious

Near Antonyms of annihilatory

preservative, protective

constructive, creative, formative, productive

harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive

ameliorative, helpful, useful

healthful, healthy, nonfatal, nonlethal, salubrious, wholesome

Antonyms of annihilatory

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