Synonyms of expunged

expunged

verb

past tense of expunge

as in erased

to destroy all traces of

time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erased
• eradicated
• abolished
• destroyed
• obliterated
• exterminated
• annihilated
• swept (away)
• effaced
• wiped out
• liquidated
• canceled
• extirpated
• shattered
• demolished
• stamped (out)
• cleaned (up)
• blotted out
• rooted (out)
• dismantled
• ruined
• discarded
• killed
• blacked out
• ravaged
• decimated
• snuffed (out)
• consumed
• flattened
• rubbed out
• dissolved
• wrecked
• devastated
• razed
• wasted
• smashed
• expelled
• ejected
• excised
• finished
• totaled
• pulverized
• powdered
• devoured
• terminated
• fragmented
• doomed
• dashed
• splintered
• atomized
• blasted
• tore down
• mowed (down)
• ousted
• jettisoned
• blew up
• dynamited
• zapped
• killed off
• cut
• threw out
• ditched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preserved
• protected
• saved
• created
• built
• made
• constructed
• formed
• manufactured
• shaped
• forged
• fabricated
• conserved
• framed
• restored
• fashioned
• renewed
• repaired
• fixed
• reconstructed
• rebuilt
• renovated
• revamped
• patched
• reconditioned
• mended

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expunged

Have you been arrested, charged or convicted of a crime, had an adjudication withheld, or had a matter sealed or expunged? — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Next month, people with certain criminal convictions will have the chance to get their records expunged or sealed, as Cook County hosts its annual Second Chance Summit. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Despite the reforms that resulted from the Shield Club and the Women’s Law Fund cases, Gayle was still put through a series of tests, during which she could still be expunged. — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026

York had already filed a request to have the charges expunged Monday. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

In the early 20th century, a massive national mosquito-eradication effort, which led to the CDC’s creation, ultimately expunged the disease from the country. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Rignol also wants his F reversed and his disciplinary records expunged. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

There is no longer any public trace of Helton’s criminal case in the Ohio county court system; certain nonviolent cases are allowed to be sealed or expunged after a set amount of time has passed. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

These charges were so baseless that the Cook County State’s Attorney declined to prosecute me and expunged my name and the charge from the record. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026