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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

“One cannot obliterate the technology and science for enrichment through bombings,” Araghchi said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

“You’ve got to sublimate yourself, your ego, and yes, your identity. You must stand in front of the public and God and obliterate yourself.”

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025

But what she didn’t know was that a meteor was hurtling in her direction, about to obliterate everything.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

So much pain it wore a path in the streets and across everyone’s hearts, threatening to obliterate everything else.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin