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

With only Lucien, a freshly out twink with more heart than abs, still by his side, Jim must race to find a cure before the disease erases the community that once worshipped him. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

When the option of erasing heartbreak is so readily available, is this a kindness or a cruel, emotional violation? — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Over millions of years, those extra abdominal oars were simplified, repurposed, and eventually erased entirely, leaving behind the streamlined six-legged architects of Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Southlake Carroll erased a 27-0 deficit against Oklahoma power Jenks and won 34-33 at the Cotton Bowl, with quarterback Hudson Tomcheck’s late touchdown run sealing head coach Lee Munn’s debut victory. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2026