Synonyms of obliterated

obliterated 1 of 2

adjective

as in destroyed

Related Words

• destroyed
• disintegrated
• extirpated
• mutilated
• damaged
• eradicated
• mangled
• wiped out
• exterminated
• ruined
• demolished
• wrecked
• devastated
• fragile
• pulverized
• defaced
• breakable
• brittle
• dynamited
• collapsed
• exploded
• frangible
• cracked
• frail
• splintered
• imploded
• split
• blasted
• shattered
• smashed
• broken
• fragmented
• ruinate
• delicate
• fractured
• busted
• detonated
• slivered

Dissimilar Words

• unbroken
• repaired
• reconstructed
• fixed
• healed
• mended
• patched
• rebuilt
• unbreakable
• infrangible

obliterated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of obliterate

as in erased

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obliterated

Adjective

Despite an obliterated navy and air force, Iran wielded significant economic power in the spring. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Verb

Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images When most people think of AI and jobs, the conversation often pivots to which occupations are most likely to be obliterated by its arrival. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

The Strip had been largely obliterated in the war between Hamas and Israel, and most of its two million inhabitants were living in tents or in the ruins; images of human misery had flooded screens around the world. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

The hulking, five-story border checkpoint facility, which loomed over the surrounding area in the grand style of Chinese government facilities, has been obliterated. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

And the sheer number of policies obliterated any perverse incentives on killing one policyholder to get their return marginally sooner. — Vito Emanuel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

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

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

The Drive can confirm the Ford Mustang GTD Competition that obliterated the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X’s Nurburgring lap record was in fact rolling on street-legal tires. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026