Synonyms of obliterate

Verb


1. kill, obliterate, wipe out, take away, take out

usage: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"

2. obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide, change, alter, modify

usage: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

3. obliterate, efface, blur, dim, slur

usage: remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

4. obliterate, extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with

usage: do away with completely, without leaving a trace

Adjective


1. blotted out, obliterate, obliterated, destroyed (vs. preserved)

usage: reduced to nothingness

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Definition and meaning of obliterate (Dictionary)