Synonyms of obliterate

obliterate

verb

ə-ˈbli-tə-ˌrāt 

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of

in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicate
• erase
• abolish
• destroy
• annihilate
• exterminate
• expunge
• efface
• cancel
• liquidate
• wipe out
• shatter
• demolish
• extirpate
• sweep (away)
• blot out
• kill
• clean (up)
• stamp (out)
• dismantle
• ruin
• root (out)
• devastate
• discard
• snuff (out)
• flatten
• ravage
• consume
• decimate
• rub out
• dissolve
• black out
• wreck
• fragment
• smash
• waste
• raze
• devour
• tear down
• powder
• expel
• mow (down)
• total
• eject
• finish
• terminate
• pulverize
• dash
• ditch
• blast
• kill off
• excise
• oust
• doom
• blow up
• atomize
• zap
• dynamite
• jettison
• throw out
• cut
• splinter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• preserve
• save
• conserve
• create
• build
• make
• construct
• form
• manufacture
• shape
• forge
• restore
• fabricate
• reconstruct
• rebuild
• frame
• renew
• repair
• fix
• patch
• mend
• fashion
• renovate
• recondition
• revamp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obliterate

The cups on display, with sleek forms and graphic twinkles, immediately felt relatable yet also transcendent, the boundary between life and art blissfully obliterated. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Not only are those all career-worst numbers, most of them completely obliterate his previous career-worst numbers. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

And is all that trust about to be obliterated in the next 15 minutes? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

That $750,000 first feature has obliterated all box-office expectations, grossing a staggering $488 million worldwide to become the industry’s biggest success story. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

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