Synonyms of blotting out

blotting out

verb

present participle of blot out

1

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicating
• erasing
• abolishing
• wiping out
• sweeping (away)
• stamping (out)
• cleaning (up)
• rooting (out)
• destroying
• blacking out
• snuffing (out)
• rubbing out
• obliterating
• exterminating
• canceling
• expunging
• shattering
• liquidating
• effacing
• annihilating
• tearing down
• mowing (down)
• demolishing
• extirpating
• killing
• dismantling
• killing off
• ravaging
• blowing up
• ruining
• devastating
• discarding
• consuming
• decimating
• wrecking
• flattening
• wasting
• throwing out
• totaling
• smashing
• dissolving
• dashing
• finishing
• razing
• splintering
• fragmenting
• devouring
• ejecting
• blasting
• pulverizing
• dynamiting
• atomizing
• terminating
• powdering
• expelling
• ditching
• excising
• jettisoning
• ousting
• cutting
• zapping
• dooming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• saving
• preserving
• creating
• conserving
• building
• forming
• manufacturing
• constructing
• making
• shaping
• framing
• forging
• repairing
• fixing
• restoring
• rebuilding
• fabricating
• reconstructing
• renewing
• fashioning
• patching
• reconditioning
• revamping
• renovating
• mending

2

as in concealing

to keep secret or shut off from view

bushes blotted out the shed from our view

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealing
• hiding
• obscuring
• covering
• papering over
• suppressing
• masking
• disguising
• covering (up)
• screening
• cloaking
• occulting
• curtaining
• blanketing
• veiling
• enshrouding
• shrouding
• blocking
• overshadowing
• glossing (over)
• belying
• burying
• camouflaging
• smothering
• shading
• varnishing
• darkening
• whitewashing
• obstructing
• eclipsing
• gilding
• occluding
• clouding
• overcasting
• beclouding
• bedimming
• befogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• displaying
• bringing out
• disclosing
• revealing
• exposing
• uncovering
• baring
• presenting
• divulging
• getting out
• unveiling
• unmasking
• clarifying
• uncloaking
• illuminating
• publishing
• advertising
• spreading
• broadcasting
• proclaiming
• airing
• publicizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blotting out

For a few minutes at each end of that window, the moon’s edge will appear to align with that of the sun, blotting out the star’s fierce light and revealing the wispy corona off to one side. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026

From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

Is the army coming, blotting out the sun? — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026

And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026

But two shootings of US citizens and scenes of unrest in Minnesota are blotting out any hope of that. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Unfortunately, the 2025 Perseids happened to coincide with the appearance of a waxing gibbous moon, which bleached the sky with moonlight, blotting out all but the brightest members of the ancient meteor shower. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025