Synonyms of blot out

blot out

verb

1

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of

blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicate
• erase
• abolish
• wipe out
• destroy
• sweep (away)
• stamp (out)
• clean (up)
• obliterate
• cancel
• root (out)
• rub out
• exterminate
• expunge
• annihilate
• liquidate
• efface
• snuff (out)
• black out
• shatter
• extirpate
• demolish
• kill
• tear down
• mow (down)
• ruin
• dismantle
• kill off
• discard
• fragment
• consume
• blow up
• waste
• wreck
• flatten
• powder
• devastate
• ravage
• dissolve
• total
• throw out
• decimate
• finish
• dash
• smash
• ditch
• devour
• eject
• blast
• expel
• terminate
• excise
• raze
• doom
• dynamite
• cut
• pulverize
• splinter
• oust
• zap
• atomize
• jettison

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• save
• preserve
• create
• form
• build
• conserve
• shape
• construct
• make
• manufacture
• frame
• forge
• fabricate
• patch
• restore
• fix
• repair
• rebuild
• renew
• reconstruct
• fashion
• mend
• revamp
• renovate
• recondition

2

as in to hide

to keep secret or shut off from view

bushes blotted out the shed from our view

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hide
• conceal
• obscure
• cover
• suppress
• paper over
• mask
• disguise
• curtain
• veil
• cloak
• blanket
• screen
• occult
• block
• shroud
• overshadow
• bury
• cover (up)
• belie
• enshroud
• camouflage
• gloss (over)
• smother
• shade
• varnish
• whitewash
• eclipse
• obstruct
• gild
• overcast
• darken
• cloud
• occlude
• becloud
• bedim
• befog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• show
• display
• reveal
• disclose
• expose
• bring out
• divulge
• present
• bare
• uncover
• unveil
• get out
• unmask
• clarify
• uncloak
• illuminate
• publish
• spread
• advertise
• broadcast
• proclaim
• publicize
• air