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

The Icemag 3’s small fan on its rear quickly blows away any extra heat build-up, enabling the phone to charge quickly while remaining at a safe temperature, even when it’s being used a lot. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Illinois coach Brad Underwood, the former Kansas State player who later was the Wildcats’ associate head coach, was blown away by Wagler’s performance. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026

The first time Andrew Bellavia attended a live performance featuring a new assistive listening technology for people with hearing aids, he was blown away. —Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026

In training, players and coaches were blown away by him while he would also be spotted listening to music and singing to himself around the training ground. —Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026

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