death vs destruction

death and destruction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
death	Yes	No	No	No
destruction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, death and destruction are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of death include end.

death (noun)	destruction (noun)
the act of killing	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
the event of dying or departure from life	an event that completely destroys something
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism	a final state
the absence of life or state of being dead
a final state
the time when something ends
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead