Synonyms of erasing

erasing

verb

present participle of erase

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erasing

These hit the ticker the same day IBM cratered 25%, erasing roughly $40 billion in market value on a revenue miss that, in any other environment, would have been unremarkable. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company has plunged one-third from its post-listing peak, erasing nearly $850 billion in value. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

The birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy — and a warning about erasing history, argues columnist Anita Chabria. — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Love is the capacity to hold difference without fragmentation, to bring parts into relationship without erasing their uniqueness and to align intelligence with constructive becoming. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Building construction, meanwhile, has progressed rapidly, forever erasing evidence such as holes for wooden building support posts in the limestone bedrock that outlined the footprint of an extensive section of the larger Tequesta village. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Electronic dance music scholars have noted that countercultural scenes have shifted into a global industry, reshaping or erasing local meanings in favor of commercialization. — Carla Vecchiola, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

Sarah Forbes Bonetta, an African princess and Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter, struggles to be accepted without erasing herself. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

Working with the fingertip has a sensuosity which is erotic and raw; there is something very direct about this process of drawing, rubbing, scratching and erasing. — Zehra Jumabhoy, Artforum, 25 June 2026