Synonyms of expunges

expunges

verb

present tense third-person singular of expunge

as in erases

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expunges

Made of bamboo and a four-claw steelhead design, this stand-up tool expertly expunges weeds by the root and completely eliminates the need to bend, pull, or kneel. — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025