Synonyms of sweeping (away)

sweeping (away)

verb

present participle of sweep (away)

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

some priceless works of literature were swept away when the library at Alexandria burned

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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