Antonym: construction, establishment. Similar words: instruction, construction, instructional, constructing, restriction, instruct, structure, construct. Meaning: [-kʃn] 
n. 1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists 2. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something 3. a final state.
n. 1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists 2. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something 3. a final state. 
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31. The storm left a trail of destruction behind.
32. We all mourn the destruction of a well-loved building.
33. The flood caused widespread destruction.
34. The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.
35. The storm left a trail of destruction in its wake.
36. They are only doing what is necessary to prevent wholesale destruction of vegetation.
37. The conquerors depopulated the enemy's country by destruction and expulsion.
38. Many species are threatened in the wild due to habitat destruction by man.
39. Large areas of the jungle are now threatened with destruction.
40. People are fighting to stop the destruction of the rainforests.
41. It seems as though forces of destruction are increasingly at work throughout society.
42. It is vital that we act to stop the destruction of the rainforests.
43. I was shocked by the sheer scale of the destruction.
44. Pride was her destruction.
45. To that extent they helped bring about their own destruction.
46. Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction.
47. A huge amount of environmental damage has been brought about by the destruction of the rainforests.
48. It strained credulity to believe that a nuclear war would not lead to the destruction of the planet.
49. Many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.
50. He may be sowing the seeds of his own destruction in the long term by using violence against his own people.
51. Although the shooting has stopped for now,(www.Sentencedict.com) the destruction left behind is enormous.
52. Some shopkeepers closed early to prevent the wholesale destruction of their property by the hooligans.
53. By doubling its price, the industry sowed the seeds of its own destruction.
54. Thirty years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and destruction.
55. The destruction of the rain forests is an ecological disaster that threatens the future of life on Earth.
56. The destruction of forests is contributing to the greenhouse effect.
57. This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.
58. Unusually high winds left a trail of destruction over southern Britain.
59. The rebels went on an orgy of killing and destruction.
60. Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction.
More similar words: instruction, construction, instructional, constructing, restriction, instruct, structure, construct, instructor, structural, infrastructure, auction, reduction, production, introduction, description, action, question, fiction, section, reaction, function, election, sanction, fraction, in question, infection, objection, selection, suggestion.