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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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But the full force of energy bursting from Cyclops' visor should obliterate those cobwebs.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

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

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

Now he’s a memory that Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin and fellow writer Halley Gross revisit one more time, and at a point in Ellie’s journey when a vendetta threatens to obliterate her moral compass.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

“If they do, it will obliterate all the other concerns. If they don’t, it’ll feed the narrative.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

“You’re going to obliterate me, aren’t you? I know it.”

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson