wiped out

adjective

Synonyms of wiped outnext
1
slang : intoxicated, high
2
: extremely tired : exhausted

Examples of wiped out in a Sentence

I am completely wiped out. felt wiped out for several weeks after getting the flu
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Bloomberg reported in December 2024 that Venezuelans were turning to firewood and even their own furniture to cook after an explosion at a propane plant wiped out most of the country’s transmission. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026 Will the human race be wiped out by an artificial superintelligence? Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026 Caleb Williams set the franchise's single-season passing record and threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes as the Bears wiped out a 16-0 deficit. CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026 Dallas County says the cuts wiped out funding for programs that extended beyond the pandemic, including immunization clinics for a variety of illnesses, laboratory testing, disease surveillance and public health staffing. Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wiped out

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wiped out was in 1965

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“Wiped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiped%20out. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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