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

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

Walter’s agreement to purchase a controlling stake in the Lakers at the $10 billion valuation last summer obliterated that mark, and now Iger and Kushner have pushed the bar even higher. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

And then Conine, who had the walk-off hit for the Marlins on Monday, obliterated a middle-middle changeup from Phillies reliever Jonathan Bowlan for a 424-foot home run. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

But, Congressman, the president, Pete Hegseth, had said they were obliterated, decimated. — ABC News, 26 July 2026