Meaning & use

omnicidal

adjective·Advanced

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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