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

2 senses of extermination

Sense 1
extinction, extermination -- (complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs")
       => annihilation, disintegration -- (total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll")

Sense 2
extermination, liquidation -- (the act of exterminating)
       => destruction, devastation -- (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)