Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun annihilation

2 senses of annihilation

Sense 1
annihilation, obliteration -- (destruction by annihilating something)
       => destruction, devastation -- (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)

Sense 2
annihilation, disintegration -- (total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll")
       => destruction, demolition, wipeout -- (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)