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Definitions

obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt] / əˈblɪt əˌreɪt /
VERB
destroy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilate black out eliminate eradicate erase expunge exterminate knock out obscure ravage smash wash out wipe out
STRONG
ax bog cancel cover cut defeat delete efface extirpate finish kill level liquidate nix off scratch scrub sink squash torpedo total trash waste zap
WEAK
KO X out blot out blue pencil do in finish off knock off mark out root out rub off rub out shoot down take apart take out wipe off face of earth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
add aid assist bear build create fix help revive
STRONG
begin construct initiate keep leave alone save schedule set up start

Example Sentences

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The way football is broadcast manages to obliterate any difference between an informal consumer and a face-painting fanatic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Nearly 60 years later, Congress has done all it can to obliterate that mission.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

She does not obliterate herself, as Tár would demand — she frees herself.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

It is strange to see how quickly trees and shrubs and stuff can obliterate stone walling.”

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

How difficult could it be to outshine, outsmart, and then obliterate her competitors?

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.