Synonyms of erase

erase

verb

i-ˈrās 

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of

an effort to save the species from being erased from this earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicate
• abolish
• destroy
• obliterate
• expunge
• efface
• exterminate
• cancel
• annihilate
• wipe out
• liquidate
• sweep (away)
• shatter
• demolish
• blot out
• clean (up)
• extirpate
• stamp (out)
• dismantle
• kill
• ruin
• discard
• root (out)
• snuff (out)
• rub out
• devastate
• flatten
• consume
• ravage
• black out
• dissolve
• decimate
• fragment
• waste
• wreck
• tear down
• smash
• powder
• finish
• eject
• mow (down)
• total
• raze
• terminate
• expel
• dash
• devour
• ditch
• blow up
• excise
• kill off
• oust
• blast
• zap
• pulverize
• doom
• cut
• jettison
• atomize
• throw out
• dynamite
• splinter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• preserve
• save
• create
• conserve
• make
• build
• construct
• form
• shape
• manufacture
• restore
• forge
• fabricate
• reconstruct
• frame
• renew
• rebuild
• fix
• repair
• patch
• fashion
• mend
• renovate
• recondition
• revamp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erase

The Cougars will be itching to erase that runner-up finish and crack the CFP. — Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

The Angels trailed 2-1 when Moisés Ballesteros opened the sixth with a single off reliever Robby Ahlstrom (3-1) and was erased on Vaughn Grissom’s fielder’s-choice grounder. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The six-percentage-point tumble practically erased a seven-percentage-point jump the prior year, which the Adams administration at the time said was proof that NYC Reads was delivering results for children. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

However, the process doesn’t erase the optics, which are as underhanded and greedy as ever. — Tyrone E. Keys Jr, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026