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swept (away)

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past tense of sweep (away)

Synonyms & Antonyms of swept (away)

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms for swept (away)

Words Related to swept (away)

decimated,
demolished,
destroyed,
devastated,
ravaged

dismantled,
flattened,
mowed (down),
razed,
tore down

ruined,
totaled
(or totalled),
wasted,
wrecked

blasted,
blew up,
dashed,
dynamited,
smashed

atomized,
consumed,
devoured,
dissolved,
fragmented,
powdered,
pulverized,
shattered,
splintered

doomed,
finished,
killed,
killed off,
terminated,
zapped

cut,
discarded,
ditched,
ejected,
excised,
expelled,
jettisoned,
ousted,
threw out

Near Antonyms for swept (away)

conserved,
preserved,
protected,
saved

built,
constructed,
created,
fabricated,
fashioned,
forged,
formed,
framed,
made,
manufactured,
shaped

fixed,
mended,
patched,
rebuilt,
reconditioned,
reconstructed,
renewed,
renovated,
repaired,
restored,
revamped

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“Swept (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swept%20%28away%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.

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