Synonyms of swept (away)

swept (away)

verb

past tense of sweep (away)

as in eradicated

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicated
• erased
• abolished
• wiped out
• destroyed
• stamped (out)
• cleaned (up)
• cancelled
• blotted out
• rooted (out)
• obliterated
• shattered
• annihilated
• expunged
• exterminated
• canceled
• blacked out
• demolished
• snuffed (out)
• rubbed out
• liquidated
• effaced
• killed
• extirpated
• ruined
• discarded
• ravaged
• dismantled
• flattened
• consumed
• wrecked
• decimated
• devastated
• dissolved
• tore down
• mowed (down)
• smashed
• totalled
• wasted
• razed
• powdered
• blew up
• killed off
• finished
• dashed
• ejected
• pulverized
• fragmented
• totaled
• splintered
• devoured
• expelled
• doomed
• blasted
• threw out
• atomized
• terminated
• excised
• ousted
• dynamited
• jettisoned
• zapped
• cut
• ditched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• preserved
• saved
• built
• created
• constructed
• made
• manufactured
• formed
• shaped
• forged
• conserved
• fabricated
• fashioned
• framed
• restored
• fixed
• repaired
• rebuilt
• renewed
• reconstructed
• renovated
• patched
• revamped
• reconditioned
• mended