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

Examples of blow away in a Sentence

the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

Recent Examples on the Web

When a window shatters, your entire home is at risk of collapse or even being blown away. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 23 June 2026

The World Cup visitors being blown away by all that is America is pure entertainment. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

This matter blown away from the vicinity of the supermassive black hole may either heat up gas and prevent stars from forming or compress gas and cause shock waves within the galaxy. — Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

Australia looked primed for a seventh crown in 10 World Cups after blowing away India by six wickets with an over to spare at a packed Lord's. — ABC News, 28 June 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