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

Relentless, deadly heat is tightening its grip on Europe, with temperature records expected to not just fall but be obliterated this week. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

The Knicks are 3-0 this postseason in closeout games and have obliterated their opponents each time. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 June 2026

What a great excuse to weave insanely disparate situations into one narrative; obliterate the line between realistic and whimsical. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 11 June 2026

As for Chechnya, Moscow ended two Chechen wars by obliterating the country’s capital with air power and installing an allied regime. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026

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