BLOT OUT Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

blot out

verb

Definition of blot out

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

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as in to hide

to keep secret or shut off from view bushes blotted out the shed from our view

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Recent Examples of blot out Now, fireflies have become scarce, the July nights have grown too hot for comfort, and the summer skies are often blotted out by smoke. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 The sight of the sun being blotted out has long had religious and spiritual meaning. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026 There’s light pollution — and then there are giant orbital space mirrors that blot out the night sky. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026 Ancient caravan routes are now mere remnants, quickly blotted out by the path of red trucks. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blot out

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The team examined both the vessel's operational technology and information-technology systems and worked with the crew and the ship's corporate operators to eradicate the threat.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Yellow starthistle is difficult to eradicate by mowing or burning because of its long roots and fire-resistant seeds, TreePeople said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of eradicate

Verb

Much of the wildlife in Greenland is adept at hiding, too, given the volume of hunting by the local population who have a long tradition of subsistence hunting and fishing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Players often downplay symptoms to stay on the field—and many signs of brain trauma, such as headaches, memory problems and fatigue, are easy to hide.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hide

Verb

These actions further erase and invalidate the contributions of women, Black service members and other service members of color.

— Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Turn To Natural Repellants Natural repellants can erase the pheromone scent trails left behind, which can attract more beetles.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of erase

Verb

The series begins during a police intervention in which two officers shoot an unarmed teenager and decide to conceal what happened from their superiors.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
That would mean finding a place to conceal our crew of 300 people — not an easy feat in these locations!

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of conceal

Verb

In 2017, Alabama abolished judicial override and stopped allowing judges to change juries' sentencing decision in capital cases.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
The endorsement comes as Republican Steve Hilton expressed desires to abolish the Department of Motor Vehicles and cut the state workforce by 10%.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of abolish

Verb

What’s at issue is collateral damage, a term that came into use during the Vietnam War to obscure, through abstraction, that masses of civilians were being systematically blown to pieces.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
The poster also obscured the system’s dynamic tracking accuracy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscure

Verb

The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

Definition of wipe out

Verb

Under the version that’s been discussed, the federal credit could be stacked on top of state credits, and in some states taxpayers would end up covering close to half the budget of a movie made by Netflix, Apple, or Amazon.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Just be aware that the ship covers a lot of ground on some of these routes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

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