obliteration vs destruction

obliteration and destruction both are nouns.

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

As nouns, destruction is a hypernym of obliteration; that is, destruction is a word with a broader meaning than obliteration:

obliteration: destruction by annihilating something
destruction: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

Other hypernyms of obliteration include devastation.

As nouns, destruction is a hypernym of obliteration; that is, destruction is a word with a broader meaning than obliteration:

Other hypernyms of obliteration include demolition, wipeout.

obliteration (noun)	destruction (noun)
destruction by annihilating something	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
the complete destruction of every trace of something	an event that completely destroys something
	a final state