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

Also blown away was the face of a clock tower that has been part of the nonprofit school’s landscape since it was founded in 1887, Carter said. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

For Bon Appétit's 2026 Pantry Awards, our editors put out a call for brands to nominate products released in the past year, and we were blown away by the spread. — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

Really blown away by something that was so complex, so massive, and with this tremendous engine and heart that just kept moving forward. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026

But even as the second quarter earnings season continues to blow away analysts’ expectations, not all has been rosy. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Aug. 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