Another word for extinguishment

Utter destruction

• obliteration

  1. The total destruction of something
  2. The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something

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  1. The total destruction of something
  2. The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something

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• liquidation

  1. a liquidating or being liquidated

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  1. a liquidating or being liquidated

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• extirpation

  1. The surgical removal of an organ, a part of an organ, or a diseased tissue.

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  1. The surgical removal of an organ, a part of an organ, or a diseased tissue.

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• extinction

  1. The act of extinguishing.
  2. The condition of being extinguished.
  3. The fact of being extinct or the process of becoming extinct:

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  1. The act of extinguishing.
  2. The condition of being extinguished.
  3. The fact of being extinct or the process of becoming extinct:

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• extermination

  1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.
  2. Elimination.

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  1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.
  2. Elimination.

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• eradication

  1. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
  2. The state of being plucked up by the roots.

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  1. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
  2. The state of being plucked up by the roots.

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• annihilation

  1. The act or process of annihilating.
  2. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  3. The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.

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  1. The act or process of annihilating.
  2. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  3. The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.

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An often formal act of putting an end to

• avoidance

  1. The act of shunning or avoiding.
  2. An annulment.

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  1. The act of shunning or avoiding.
  2. An annulment.

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• voidance

  1. The act of voiding.
  2. The condition of being vacant; emptiness.

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  1. The act of voiding.
  2. The condition of being vacant; emptiness.

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• nullification

  1. The act of nullifying or the state of being nullified:
  2. The action by a state not to enforce a federal law as improperly encroaching on the scope of state power.
  3. A theory justifying such action.

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  1. The act of nullifying or the state of being nullified:
  2. The action by a state not to enforce a federal law as improperly encroaching on the scope of state power.
  3. A theory justifying such action.

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• negation

  1. The act or process of negating.
  2. A denial, contradiction, or negative statement.
  3. The opposite or absence of something regarded as actual, positive, or affirmative.

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  1. The act or process of negating.
  2. A denial, contradiction, or negative statement.
  3. The opposite or absence of something regarded as actual, positive, or affirmative.

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• invalidation

  1. The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.

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  1. The act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.

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• defeasance

  1. A rendering void; an annulment.
  2. The voiding of a contract or deed.
  3. A clause within a contract or deed providing for annulment.

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  1. A rendering void; an annulment.
  2. The voiding of a contract or deed.
  3. A clause within a contract or deed providing for annulment.

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• cancellation

  1. The act or an instance of canceling.
  2. A mark or a perforation indicating canceling.
  3. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.

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  1. The act or an instance of canceling.
  2. A mark or a perforation indicating canceling.
  3. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.

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• annulment

  1. An act of annulling.
  2. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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  1. An act of annulling.
  2. The invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.

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• annihilation

  1. The act or process of annihilating.
  2. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  3. The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.

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  1. The act or process of annihilating.
  2. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.
  3. The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.

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• abrogation

  1. The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]

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  1. The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]

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• abolition

  1. The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
  2. Abolishment of slavery.

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  1. The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
  2. Abolishment of slavery.

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• abolishment

  1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16^th century.]

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  1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16^th century.]

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