Obliterate

/əˈblɪtəɹeɪt/

Synonyms for "obliterate" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Verb(7 words)

wipe outannihilated annihilates annihilatingblot outblotted cremate

abolish abrogate absolve annihilate annulblack outblotblot outcancelconsign to oblivioncross out

Adjective(1 words)

blotted out

Strong matches (28)

Verb(14 words)

crush defeat delete demolishdestroy documentsdestructs devoured efface effaced effaces effacing eradicate eraseerase history

dashdeclare a moratoriumdele delete desolate destroy devastate devour efface eliminate eradicate erase

Noun(1 words)

defacing

Adjective(1 words)

devastated

Related words (47)

Noun(10 words)

erase memoryerase progresseserasing erises nuke nukes nuking razzes wipeout zorch

Verb(14 words)

eraseserases progressextirpate hide kill obscure outcompete razes remove vaporize vaporized vaporizes veil wiped

expunge exterminate extinguish extirpate forgive kill massacre nullify omit raze routrub outrule outscratchscratch outspongesponge outstrikestrike offstrike out

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wipe outwrite off

Adjective(1 words)

obliterated

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

15 entries

alter blur change destroy dimdo away witheliminate erase extinguishget rid ofmodify remove slurtake awaytake out

More specific

6 entries

data erasuredefeat efface extirpate outcompeterecord deletion

Collocations

5 entries

memory obliterationobliterate evidenceobliterate tracesobliteration of recordsrecords obliteration

Inflections

3 entries

obliterated obliterates obliterating

Derivations

3 entries

obliteration obliterative obliterator

similar

6 entries

blot outdestroyed efface hide obscure veil

Translations

2 translations across 1 languages.

Finnish

2 entries

hävittää verb (to destroy completely, leaving no trace)
tuhota verb (to destroy completely, leaving no trace)

Sample sentences

38 total sentences available.

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This threatens to obliterate all the progress we have made over the years.

Source: tatoeba (5635868)

Layla wanted to obliterate the memory of Fadil's first wife.

Source: tatoeba (5892559)

Obliterate them!

Source: tatoeba (6031499)

They will obliterate the opposition.

Source: tatoeba (6293810)

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