Synonyms of erases

erases

verb

present tense third-person singular of erase

as in eradicates

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicates
• abolishes
• destroys
• obliterates
• effaces
• cancels
• annihilates
• shatters
• exterminates
• expunges
• demolishes
• stamps (out)
• liquidates
• wipes out
• sweeps (away)
• roots (out)
• cleans (up)
• blots out
• kills
• dismantles
• ravages
• extirpates
• discards
• blacks out
• snuffs (out)
• decimates
• flattens
• consumes
• devastates
• ruins
• dissolves
• rubs out
• smashes
• devours
• wastes
• ejects
• dashes
• wrecks
• fragments
• totals
• terminates
• expels
• dooms
• atomizes
• pulverizes
• mows (down)
• finishes
• zaps
• tears down
• razes
• ditches
• blasts
• jettisons
• excises
• ousts
• powders
• blows up
• kills off
• splinters
• cuts
• throws out
• dynamites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• preserves
• saves
• creates
• conserves
• makes
• builds
• manufactures
• forms
• constructs
• shapes
• restores
• forges
• frames
• reconstructs
• renews
• repairs
• fashions
• fabricates
• fixes
• rebuilds
• renovates
• reconditions
• mends
• revamps
• patches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erases

This pledge erases dissenting Israeli voices, legitimizes falsehoods, and shields Hamas from blame. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025

But how often can the Pats bank on Drake Maye enjoying the best start of his career, while Antonio Gibson erases a Dolphins punt return touchdown with his own return touchdown on the next play? —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025

Resetting your router erases all custom settings — including your Wi-Fi name, password and any firewall or parental controls — and restores the device to its original factory configuration. —Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

But the battery also more than erases the size and weight advantage of the Air compared to Apple’s other phones, spoiling the Air's light weight and thin profile. —Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025

Reducing Zarutska’s cruel and untimely death to racist memes also erases the role that mental health — something that Republicans are happy to bring up whenever a white mass shooter guns down Americans in cold blood — likely played in the ghastly crime. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025

Something that erases any evidence of itself? —Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025

While some argue the change erases the brand’s Americana identity and nostalgia, branding experts say the modest update is part of a broader modernization strategy and reflects the tension between preserving tradition and staying relevant. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025

Think of the chatbots that enrage customers, copy that erases brand voice, email that offends prospects, or sales outreach that overwhelms without engaging. —Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025