RUBBED OUT Synonyms: 211 Similar and Opposite Words

rubbed out

verb

past tense of rub out

as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters

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as in eradicated

to destroy all traces of a promise to rub out the city's drug trade

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Recent Examples of rubbed out This treacherous gang has phenomenally rubbed out many signatures of independence in a very short time. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 But an Irish knock-on rubbed out a try for Jack Conan, and the second chance was turned over by Mann. — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbed out

Verb

Most of the hospitals are taken over by gangs or have been destroyed, and … the economy’s not good.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Two grandparents and their 3-year-old grandson were killed after multiple Russian drones destroyed their home in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, northeast of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of destroyed

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Atlassian is up over 30% this morning after the collaboration software maker, thought to be ruined by AI, reported a great quarter.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
With baseball ruined, the Dodgers will look to avoid their second consecutive series loss via the sweep on Wednesday, sending superstar starter Eric Lauer to the mound against Shota Imanaga.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of ruined

Verb

Jones was only three doors from his house, visiting his neighbor, 46-year-old Jwon Martin, when Jones and Martin were murdered.

— Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Jackson initially cast Ryan Gosling as the father of Susie Salmon, the protagonist who’s murdered by a serial killer early in the story and narrates the fallout from heaven.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of murdered

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Within four months, the other members of the selectorate, worried that Beria was a threat, arrested him in a committee session and subsequently executed him.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Highspring supported the team by helping coordinate key operational workstreams so the business could continue moving with focus and momentum while advisors, auditors and internal teams executed in parallel.

— Brian Waller, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026