Annihilating
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Annihilating is an adjective meaning Causing annihilation; devastating.
Meaning
Causing annihilation; devastating.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of annihilate
Example Sentences
Cold revenge is the union of intellect and hate — the most annihilating of all alliances.
The Doctor received a very unfriendly, and the godson, who stood as if turned to stone, a very annihilating glance.
Nietzsche adds: "I found that God is the most annihilating and hostile to life of all thoughts; and it is only through the enormous obscurity of the dear pious ones and the metaphysicians of all time that knowledge of this 'truth' had so long to be awaited.”
The thought of time, to me at least, is a very overpowering and often a very annihilating one for energy: Time rushing on, unbroken, irresistible, hurrying the worlds and the ages into being, and out of it, and making our 'noisy years seem moments in the being of the eternal Silence.'
Synonyms for annihilating
Depending on context, synonyms include devastating, withering, annihilative, destructive, disrespectful.
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Related dictionary entries include annihilative, destructive, devastating, disrespectful, withering, defeating.
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