Word Type

Noun

The word "destruction" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

construction

Typical Location

war zone

Derived Terms

angiodestruction autodestruction creative destruction cyclodestruction cytodestruction demand destruction destruction permit destructional destructionism destructionist macrodestruction mass destruction megadestruction mutual assured destruction mutually assured destruction neurodestruction nondestruction phosphodestruction photodestruction thermodestruction weapon of mass destruction

Distinct From

construction creation

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

conclusion ending finish state termination

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

self-destruction

Type Of (IsA)

ending termination

Related Terms

destroy devastation disaster killing

Related Terms

destroy destroyer destructionless destructive devastation disaster generic war

Synonym Network

demolition desolation devastation end eradication extinction extirpation havoc overthrow ravage shipwreck

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