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

The problem, however, is that AI makes everything flatter, essentially erasing your personality. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026

The stock, which had surged more than 65% in its first week of trading, went through a separate two-day slide around the same time, erasing roughly $620 billion in market value. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

If security software cannot confirm that CrashStealer has been fully removed, contact Apple Support or a qualified technician about erasing the Mac and reinstalling macOS. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

On the other side of the line, satellite imagery shows that Israeli forces have leveled the vast majority of buildings using bulldozers and explosives, virtually erasing several towns and Rafah, once home to more than a quarter-million people. — Lee Keath, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

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

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

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