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:
- annihilate
- cancel
- liquidate
- shatter
- kill
- expunge
- extirpate
- clean (up)
- sweep (away)
- efface
- exterminate
- blot out
- wipe out
- demolish
Antonyms:
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
eradicate, destroy, abolish, erase,annihilate, cancel, liquidate, shatter, kill, expunge
save, conserve, protect,protect, create, preserve, make, create, build, conserve
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.
