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

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

Examples of blow away in a Sentence

the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

Recent Examples on the Web

Even a year ago, then-Penguins coach Mike Sullivan was blown away by Brunicke. —Josh Yohe, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

The left-hander has blown away his previous career highs in innings and strikeouts and is a lock to finish among the top placers in the American League Cy Young Award vote. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025

The political winds have shifted — and consumer protections could get blown away. —Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025

The subject appears to have been blown away by time, just like Yugoslav literature was when Tanja was supposed to be teaching it. —Sara Stridsberg september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blow away

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