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annihilatory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of annihilatory

causing or tending to cause destruction
  • the annihilatory power of the cyclone
Synonyms of annihilatory

calamitous, cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), destructive, devastating, devastative, disastrous, ruinous
Words Related to annihilatory

baleful, deadly, deathly, fatal, 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

nondestructive

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