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OBLITERATES Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word obliterates. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word obliterates. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for OBLITERATES

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annihilates
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

demolishes
verbv
verb

• destroy completely

• ruin or destroy

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

destroys
verbv
verb

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

eradicates
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

exterminates
verbv
verb

• kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

extinguishes
verbv
verb

• extinguish by crushing

• put an end to; kill

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• terminate, end, or take out

• kill in large numbers

obviates
verbv
verb

• get rid of something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

pulverizes
verbv
verb

• make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

• destroy completely

• become powder or dust

shatters
verbv
verb

• break into many pieces

• damage or destroy

• cause to break into many pieces

smashes
verbv
noun

• a vigorous blow

• a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

• a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

• the act of colliding with something

• a conspicuous success

adverb

• with a loud crash

verb

• hit with great force

• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

• reduce to bankruptcy

• hit violently

• humiliate or depress completely

• damage or destroy as if by violence

• hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

• collide or strike violently and suddenly

• overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)

• break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow

efface
verbv
verb

• remove completely from recognition or memory

• make inconspicuous

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

hide
verbv
noun

• the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

• body covering of a living animal

verb

• prevent from being seen or discovered

• be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety

• cover as if with a shroud

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

obliterated
verbv
adjective satellite

• reduced to nothingness

obscure
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• difficult to find

• not famous or acclaimed

• not drawing attention

• remote and separate physically or socially

verb

• make less visible or unclear

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• make unintelligible or unclear

• reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

veil
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a garment that covers the head and face

• a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

• the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

• a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

verb

• to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

blot out
verbv
verb

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

blotted out
verbv
adjective satellite

• reduced to nothingness

wipe out
verbv
verb

• use up (resources or materials)

• kill in large numbers

• eliminate completely and without a trace

• remove from memory or existence

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• wipe out the effect of something

Best Hypernyms For OBLITERATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for obliterates, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
eliminate extinguish abolish alter annihilate blur change demolish destroy dim eradicate exterminate modify obliterate slur
Phrases (4)
do away withget rid oftake outwipe out

Alternatives for ANNIHILATES

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