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

• annihilate
• bomb
• bury
• clobber
• cream
• drub
• dust
• flatten
• paste
• rout
• shellac
• skin
• skunk
• smoke [slang]
• smother
• snow under
• thrash
• trim
• tromp
• trounce
• wallop
• wax [slang]
• whip
• whomp
• whop
• whap
• whup

Examples of blow away in a Sentence

the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

Recent Examples on the Web

Mijatovic blew away the competition in the 500 free, finishing in 4:16.57 — nearly seven seconds faster than the event’s second-place finisher. —Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 11 May 2024

The flight is Hereth and Bruschi’s way to make sure guests are blown away without being knocked out. —Becky Cooper, New York Times, 7 May 2024

If flown outdoors, they may be blown away by the slightest breeze. —Maya Polton, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024

We were blown away by the quality of the coffee at each testing level. —Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024

We were blown away with this bag's easy glide, whether using all four wheels or tilting on two. —Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024

Our tester settled on the deluxe, and was blown away by how many stems were in the box. —Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024

The homeowners’ next plan is to establish snow fencing and plant dune grass, which, when planted beneath sand dunes, prevents sand from blowing away or washing out with currents. —Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024

Head out to Novi for the largest consumer golf show in the country, or prepare to be blown away by the beauty of glass art in Dearborn. —Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1