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

The double-deck Wacker Drive obliterated a tangle of buildings and produce stalls in favor of a broad Beaux Arts thoroughfare by the Chicago River. — Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Gregory Rousseau, Miami, 2019 Rousseau obliterated the Florida State pass protection for four sacks in a 27-10 Hurricanes romp. — Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026

The stock is getting obliterated even though an actual default might never happen. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Because the volatility of it will create series with outcomes like this, where the Dodgers hit the ball harder, make more contact, strike out less, and still get obliterated. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Iran’s currency is getting obliterated With Iran’s economy in free fall, the country’s currency is getting dragged down too and continues to find new depths with the regime facing a major cash crunch soon. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Oct. 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