Synonyms of expunging

expunging

verb

present participle of expunge

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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