Meaning & use
omnicidal
Capable of destroying or intending to destroy all life, especially all human life.
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The novel imagines an omnicidal dictator willing to trigger a nuclear war rather than lose power.
Critics called the doomsday cult's rhetoric omnicidal, since its leaders spoke openly of ending all life.
A note on using this word
Omnicidal describes intent or capacity for total destruction of life, distinct from genocidal, which targets one group.
Words with a similar meaning
annihilatingapocalyptic
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