Antonyms for destruction
dɪˈstrʌk ʃənde·struc·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.4 / 11 votes

1. destruction

   Antonyms:
   advantage, avail, benefit, emolument, expediency, gain, good, improvement, proceeds, profit, receipts, return, returns, service, usefulness, utility, value

   Synonyms:
   damage, detriment, disadvantage, harm, hurt, injury, loss, ruin, waste

Matched Categories

1. • Ending
   • State
   • Termination

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. destruction, devastationnoun

   the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

   Synonyms:
   end, death, desolation, wipeout, devastation, ravaging, demolition

2. destruction, demolition, wipeoutnoun

   an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

   Synonyms:
   wipeout, end, demolition, death, devastation

3. end, destruction, deathnoun

   a final state

   "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

   Synonyms:
   goal, remainder, devastation, terminal, last, expiry, conclusion, end, ending, death, demolition, demise, wipeout, dying, remnant, closing, close, final stage, oddment, decease

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. destructionnoun

   Antonyms:
   conservation preservation, perpetuation

   Synonyms:
   annihilation, demolition, eradication, ruin, perdition, havoc, vandalism, subversion, desolation, devastation, iconoclasm

How to use destruction in a sentence?

1. Gul Hammad Farooqi:

   I was thrown from one side of the road to the other by the strength of the earthquake. I’ve never experienced anything like it, there is a great deal of destruction here, and my house has collapsed, but thankfully my children and I escaped.

2. The Romania-born Vizer:

   History demonstrated that all the empires who reached the highest peaks of development never reformed on time and they are all headed for destruction, the IOC system today is expired, outdated, wrong, unfair and not at all transparent.

3. Abdul Mohsen:

   The world is witnessing a war. Killing and destruction that have never been in history before, no one can deny this reality, but it is the right of every human to live a decent life. ... Not a lavish life, just a life free of fear and violation of humanity.

4. Dubravko Lovrenovic:

   We succeeded in showing that the South Slavic Balkans is not only the area of rivalries and destruction but also of great syntheses.

5. The President:

   The murder of George Floyd at the hands of police was a horrible tragedy -- one of countless tragedies to befall people of color across the United States. The vast majority of protesters today did so peacefully, toward a common goal of promoting justice and equality, i am deeply thankful for their voices and their positive, forceful message. I also want to express my gratitude to all the police officers and other first responders working to protect the people of Boston from the individuals whose violent actions, looting and property destruction was criminal and cowardly -- and distracted from the powerful statement made today by thousands of Massachusetts residents.

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