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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At 25th and Clement Produce Market, owner Spiros Johnson said the prolonged outage wiped out thousands of dollars in perishable inventory. Da Lin, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 Turner-Yell saw his 2024 season wiped out by an ACL tear, however, and has spent the entire 2025 season on the team’s practice squad. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025 The blockade announcement wiped out a recent drop in oil prices, which had fallen amid hopes for a peace deal in Ukraine. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025 But a combination of forces has wiped out all of the bellwether token’s gains for the year. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025 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 25 Dec. 2025.

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