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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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But now satellite images reveal that Iran is repairing the damage done, suggesting he didn’t obliterate the sites after all.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

That’s what I want to do with my paintings, find a unique language, obliterate the cliches.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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