blow away

verb

blew away; blown away; blowing away; blows away

transitive verb

1

: to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air

their doubts were blown away

2

: to kill by gunfire : shoot dead

3

: to impress very strongly and usually favorably

4

: to defeat soundly

blew their rivals away in the first game

Synonyms of blow away

• overcome
• bomb
• bury
• snow under
• upset
• whip
• throw
• skin
• master
• cream
• beat
• trim
• beat the pants off
• smoke
• run circles around
• dust
• annihilate
• rout
• paste
• flatten
• eat alive
• wipe the floor with
• smother
• top
• take
• overwhelm

Examples of blow away in a Sentence

the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

Recent Examples on the Web

To keep the wind from blowing away the transplants, Deerwester showed how to fold down much of the leaves and put the tops of the leaves in the fold to help anchor the plants better. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

But when drought struck Oklahoma and surrounding states, as drought regularly did, the topsoil dried out and blew away. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Forgetting to water after laying down the paper bag mulch can cause the bags to blow away in the wind. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026

The Verdict on This Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe I was blown away by how good these cookies were. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blow away

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway