Synonyms of obliterates

obliterates

verb

present tense third-person singular of obliterate

as in erases

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erases
• eradicates
• abolishes
• destroys
• annihilates
• effaces
• shatters
• cancels
• demolishes
• stamps (out)
• sweeps (away)
• liquidates
• exterminates
• wipes out
• expunges
• roots (out)
• kills
• blots out
• cleans (up)
• dismantles
• extirpates
• ravages
• decimates
• devastates
• snuffs (out)
• blacks out
• flattens
• discards
• consumes
• ruins
• rubs out
• dissolves
• smashes
• devours
• wrecks
• pulverizes
• wastes
• fragments
• ejects
• atomizes
• dashes
• expels
• dooms
• mows (down)
• totals
• terminates
• razes
• zaps
• finishes
• tears down
• blasts
• ditches
• blows up
• kills off
• powders
• jettisons
• ousts
• excises
• dynamites
• splinters
• throws out
• cuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• preserves
• saves
• creates
• conserves
• makes
• builds
• manufactures
• constructs
• forms
• shapes
• restores
• forges
• reconstructs
• frames
• renews
• repairs
• fashions
• fabricates
• fixes
• rebuilds
• renovates
• reconditions
• mends
• revamps
• patches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obliterates

But in typical Netflix-binge-method fashion, the episode’s closing sequence obliterates any narrative snags by shocking us with a cliffhanger. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026

The nine-figure sale price obliterates the previous Lake Tahoe-area record, which was $62 million and also in Incline Village. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026

There’s never just one reason why a movie like this so wholly obliterates expectations. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026

Rozman has been teaching chess for years, and in his experience, chess obliterates a kid’s inability to cope with defeat. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Mar. 2026

Obviously, that obliterates all those concerns. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

Moscow is at the mercy of an American president who circumvents traditional channels of power and obliterates the constraints that once regulated their use. —Alan Cullison, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026

After Cruise's Ethan Hunt is falsely accused of planting a bomb that nearly obliterates the Kremlin, he is secretly tasked with exposing the real culprit, teaming with fellow agents Jane (Paula Patton) and Benji (Simon Pegg) and an intelligence analyst (Jeremy Renner) on a covert mission. —Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026

Suddenly, several themes and visuals from their disaster thriller about a comet that obliterates the majority of Earth were on display in real time. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026