as in devastations
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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterminations
Noun
-
But over exploitation often followed, leading to depletions and extinctions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025 -
The 2025 list of extinctions includes a bird, a shrew and a species of snail, among others.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
That’s how a lot of forgery demolitions get worked out.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
-
The four demolitions were temporarily paused by the Valentine neighborhood association’s application to place part of Valentine on the local historic register.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Arne Slot’s team were vulnerable after three successive losses.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
-
Chaparro also noted that bitcoin and ether suffered less losses compared to alternative crypto-assets in this month’s massive liquidation event.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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.
Cite this Entry
“Exterminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterminations. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share