annihilate

Questions about annihilate

What does annihilate mean?

annihilate means "kill in large numbers".

How many syllables are in annihilate?

annihilate has 4 syllables: an-ni-hi-late. The stress falls on "ni". In IPA it is /əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/.

What is another word for annihilate?

Close synonyms include eliminate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is annihilate a common word?

annihilate is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with annihilate?

56 words rhyme with annihilate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.