adj, verb ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of annihilate form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Causing annihilation; devastating.

   "The Doctor received a very unfriendly, and the godson, who stood as if turned to stone, a very annihilating glance."

Adjective

1. 1
   wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction wordnet
2. 2
   making light of wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

annihilativedestructivedevastatingmassacrewitheringwithering

Example

More examples

"Israel could have flooded the Gaza-Egypt tunnels without annihilating the Palestinian enclave."

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