ANNIHILATORY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

annihilatory

adjective

Definition of annihilatory

as in devastating

causing or tending to cause destruction the annihilatory power of atomic bombs

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That status quo has been marked by a drumbeat of devastating fires in recent years and increasing worries about more in the future.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The moment when the couple’s infant child is taken from them by the authorities is devastating, each of them capturing a sense of helpless isolation from themselves, their community and each other.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of devastating

Adjective

Simon is expected to make landfall early tomorrow, bringing heavy rain, destructive waves and potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides, according to the National Hurricane Center.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Hirose, who also writes and edits, has constructed a brilliantly volatile scenario, vulnerable to any number of potentially explosive and destructive dramatic developments.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of destructive

Adjective

In part, this is a story about the short-term desperation of Republicans in the face of midterms that seem set to be disastrous.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Formed in the aftermath of a disastrous mountain war with China in 1962, the ITBP operates in some of the most inhospitable terrain on Earth.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of disastrous

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