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

Lundberg’s grandfather came to California in 1937, leaving behind the Midwest where the rain had quit for years and the plowed topsoil had blown away. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

The couple, who are both in their 50s, add that they’ve been blown away by the kind messages that pour in each day and have had just as much fun reading and responding to them. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

But even so, if there was any scepticism over his signing, it must have been blown away after only four starts and a single substitute appearance for his new club. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

In fact, elk commonly feed on windswept ridges because the snow is blown away and forage is easier to obtain. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 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