obliterate (Meaning)
obliterate (v)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
remove completely from recognition or memory
do away with completely, without leaving a trace
obliterate (s)
reduced to nothingness
obliterate (v. t.)
To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.
To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity.
obliterate (a.)
Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.
Synonyms & Antonyms of obliterate
Synonyms:
- demolish
- cancel
- clean (up)
- wipe out
- expunge
- extirpate
- blot out
- sweep (away)
- annihilate
- kill
- efface
- liquidate
- exterminate
- shatter
Antonyms:
obliterate Sentence Examples
- The cataclysmic earthquake obliterated entire cities, leaving behind only rubble and ruins.
- The wildfire raged through the forest, obliterating vegetation and reducing once-verdant trees to ashes.
- The nuclear explosion obliterated the building, leaving no trace of its former existence.
- The enemy's relentless bombardment obliterated the fortifications, opening a path for invasion.
- The devastating tsunami obliterated coastal communities, sweeping away homes and claiming countless lives.
- The intense heat of the furnace obliterated the old tires, leaving behind only a pile of molten rubber.
- The surgeon's skilled scalpel precisely obliterated the cancerous tissue, leaving behind healthy margins.
- The government implemented harsh censorship laws, obliterating freedom of expression and silencing dissent.
- The relentless rain obliterated the dirt road, leaving behind a quagmire of mud and rocks.
- The bulldozer's powerful blade obliterated the dilapidated house, making way for new construction.
FAQs About the word obliterate
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase, make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing, remove completely from recognition or memory, do away wit
destroy,eradicate, erase, abolish, demolish, cancel, clean (up), wipe out, expunge, extirpate
save,protect, preserve, protect, build, conserve, make, preserve, save, create
The cataclysmic earthquake obliterated entire cities, leaving behind only rubble and ruins.
The wildfire raged through the forest, obliterating vegetation and reducing once-verdant trees to ashes.
The nuclear explosion obliterated the building, leaving no trace of its former existence.
The enemy's relentless bombardment obliterated the fortifications, opening a path for invasion.
