Synonyms of obliterating

obliterating

verb

present participle of obliterate

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicating
• erasing
• abolishing
• destroying
• annihilating
• exterminating
• expunging
• shattering
• effacing
• demolishing
• canceling
• liquidating
• sweeping (away)
• wiping out
• extirpating
• stamping (out)
• killing
• dismantling
• cleaning (up)
• ruining
• blotting out
• ravaging
• decimating
• rooting (out)
• discarding
• wrecking
• devastating
• flattening
• consuming
• smashing
• razing
• wasting
• dissolving
• blacking out
• snuffing (out)
• rubbing out
• fragmenting
• pulverizing
• devouring
• blasting
• totaling
• dashing
• finishing
• dynamiting
• ejecting
• splintering
• tearing down
• expelling
• mowing (down)
• excising
• atomizing
• ditching
• terminating
• jettisoning
• powdering
• dooming
• ousting
• killing off
• zapping
• blowing up
• cutting
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• preserving
• saving
• creating
• conserving
• making
• forming
• building
• constructing
• shaping
• forging
• manufacturing
• framing
• restoring
• repairing
• reconstructing
• rebuilding
• fixing
• fashioning
• renewing
• fabricating
• patching
• renovating
• revamping
• mending
• reconditioning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obliterating

More than 1,000 people are dead and nearly 4,000 missing after a Himalayan glacial collapse unleashed catastrophic floods across the Nepal-China border, obliterating roads, towns and hydropower projects. — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Today, for a few brief moments, some one billion people experienced partly or fully dark skies as the moon passes directly in front of our star, obliterating its light. — Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Then, on August 6, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, obliterating nearly five square miles of the city. — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Instead, the teams combined to score 19 runs, obliterating my total. — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Near the speed of light, special relativity wreaks havoc on clocks and time, obliterating the concept of simultaneity among observers traveling at different speeds. — Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

The entire lighting system can be neutralized by flipping a single switch, obliterating all visibility except for a spotlight on the enemy’s crotch. — Dahlia Gallin Ramirez, New Yorker, 9 June 2026

If the 38 days of devastating air strikes that began on 28 February failed to bring Tehran to heel, what difference would obliterating a few more targets make? — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 May 2026

In the East, that means obliterating the recent past and starting anew in pursuit of communist utopian dreams under the already alarmingly heavy hand of the Russians. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026