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

The soil dried out, came loose, was blown away to reveal all kinds of things. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

As a final thought, I was blown away by the live coverage and the fanbase that showed up in-person and online, especially with the seasonality of this event. — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026

That instinct paid off in 2019, when she was blown away by a sophomore at MIT who already had a strategic and commercial vision. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

When the hurricane hit, the family’s roof was blown away by the high winds. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 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