vverb.changekill in large numbersSynset:annihilate carry off decimate eliminate eradicate extinguish wipe out
Examples:- the plague wiped out an entire population
Derivationally Related Form:annihilatorwipeoutextinctionannihilationdecimationannihilative
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:eliminatekill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: eliminate)
adj satadj.allwreaking or capable of wreaking complete destructionSynset:annihilative devastating withering
Examples:- possessing annihilative power
- a devastating hurricane
- the guns opened a withering fire
Antonyms:constructive
Derivationally Related Form:annihilate
Inherited Hypernyms:annihilative
Similar to:destructive
adj satadj.allmaking light ofSynset:devastating withering
Examples:- afire with annihilating invective
- a devastating portrait of human folly
- to compliments inflated I've a withering reply - W.S.Gilbert
Antonyms:respectful
Inherited Hypernyms:annihilating
Similar to:disrespectful