swept (away) Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- snuffed-out-
- extirpated
- annihilated
- cleaned-up-
- cancelled
- killed
- obliterated
- demolished
- rubbed-out
- rooted-out-
- blacked-out
- effaced
- liquidated
- exterminated
- canceled
- expunged
- shattered
- blotted-out
Weak:
- threw-out
- wrecked
- tore-down
- mowed-down-
- finished
- expelled
- totaled
- ruined
- killed-off
- excised
- decimated
- splintered
- doomed
- razed
- powdered
- ejected
- discarded
- totalled
- consumed
- terminated
- fragmented
- wasted
- smashed
- pulverized
- ravaged
- blasted
- dissolved
- devastated
- dashed
- dismantled
- flattened
- devoured
- atomized
- blew-up
Meaning of swept (away)
swept (away)
to destroy or remove (something) completely
swept (away) Sentence Examples
- The torrential rain swept away the fragile bridge, leaving a chasm in its wake.
- The whirlwind violently swept away the fallen leaves, creating a swirling vortex.
- The river's powerful current swept away the boater, disappearing him from sight.
- The tornado's deadly winds relentlessly swept away everything in its path.
- A wave of emotion swept over her as she realized the true depth of her love.
- The whirlwind romance swept them away in a whirlwind of passion and desire.
- The sudden wind swept away the picnic blanket and scattered the food across the grass.
- The cavalry charge swept away the enemy soldiers, scattering them like dust in the wind.
- The wildfire ruthlessly swept away the lush vegetation, leaving behind a barren wasteland.
- The wind swept away the sand from the beach, exposing the smooth, wet rocks beneath.
FAQs About the word swept (away)
to destroy or remove (something) completely
wiped out,eradicated, erased, stamped (out), destroyed, abolished, snuffed (out), extirpated, annihilated,cleaned (up)
created, constructed, built, preserved,protected, made, saved, manufactured, repaired, reconstructed
The torrential rain swept away the fragile bridge, leaving a chasm in its wake.
The whirlwind violently swept away the fallen leaves, creating a swirling vortex.
The river's powerful current swept away the boater, disappearing him from sight.
The tornado's deadly winds relentlessly swept away everything in its path.
