Synonyms of extermination

extermination

noun

as in destruction

the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless

the virtual extermination of the native tribes by the colonizers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destruction
• devastation
• extinction
• havoc
• demolition
• loss
• annihilation
• obliteration
• decimation
• wastage
• ruin
• ruination
• demolishment
• wreckage
• desolation
• slaughter
• depredation
• mincemeat
• collapse
• execution
• massacre
• disintegration
• assassination
• eradication
• killing
• dissolution
• despoliation
• breakup
• despoilment
• dismantlement
• effacement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• construction
• building
• erection
• salvation
• raising
• saving
• rescue
• protection
• preservation
• conservation
• salvage
• restoration
• reclamation
• reconstruction
• renovation
• remodeling
• re-creation
• refurbishment
• regeneracy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extermination

The extermination method should be both practical and humane. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

With her memory gradually coming back, Juliette now recalls a potential path toward neutralizing the threat of extermination. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

The chain of events that led to another extermination began when Lauren Cohan’s Maggie and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan captured their season 2 nemesis, the Dama (Lisa Emery), after the big bad had her men attack them. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

However, the category of pest has often provided an overly simple framework for targeting other animals for extermination, in many cases with serious ecological consequences. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

Vel d’Hiv derives from the name of the Winter Velodrome that many of the detainees were confined in before they were deported to concentration and extermination camps. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

If, after applying these treatment measures and preventative actions, the problem persists, seek professional pest extermination services. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026

Grossman arrived at Treblinka—which consisted of separate labor and extermination camps—not long after the Germans had killed nearly all the remaining prisoners and withdrawn. — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

Some pest control companies might include them in general pest control, whereas others include them in higher-tier plans or offer rat and mouse extermination as an add-on specialty service. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 July 2026