Synonyms of blows away

blows away

verb

present tense third-person singular of blow away

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin

the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombs
• overcomes
• buries
• masters
• whips
• upsets
• throws
• beats the pants off
• runs circles around
• flattens
• beats
• annihilates
• snows under
• overwhelms
• dusts
• tops
• takes
• trims
• smokes
• pastes
• routs
• wipes the floor with
• eats alive
• smothers
• clobbers
• thrashes
• skins
• wallops
• creams
• exceeds
• prevails (over)
• drubs
• scores
• waxes
• wins (against)
• surpasses
• triumphs (over)
• sweeps
• destroys
• knocks off
• succeeds
• knocks over
• trounces
• conquers
• whups
• dispatches
• overbears
• shellacs
• whops
• skunks
• caps
• tromps
• whomps
• overmatches
• hurdles
• surmounts
• licks
• crushes
• subdues
• transcends
• bests
• vanquishes
• subjugates
• slaughters
• edges (out)
• eclipses
• finishes
• outstrips
• overthrows
• upends
• noses out
• outshines
• excels
• overpowers
• outdistances
• outdoes
• betters
• overtops
• flourishes
• outfights
• does in
• worsts
• breaks
• aces (out)
• sinks
• pips

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blows away

The center blows away the competition to become the largest defense headquarters in the world, amounting to over 35 square miles — nearly the size of Lisbon, Portugal. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026

An ephemeral wind of nothing that blows away like humbug. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026

If there are heavier, harder-to-blow-away elements around them, planets can form around them, and if there are clumps of matter in the same cloud that haven’t quite grown enough to form stars when the rest of the material in the initial cloud blows away, what remains can be a planet, too. — Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026

Last word *Now that Tom Seaver’s family has put a lot of his memorabilia up for auction, including his 1969 World Series ring, here’s hoping that Mets owner Steve Cohen blows away all bidders and gets some of that stuff to display at Citi Field. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026

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

This blows away the daily record and ends up in second place ever for the month of August. — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025