All obliterate synonyms

verb obliterate

• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• wipe out — an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
• demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
• eliminate — Completely remove or get rid of (something).
• eradicate — Destroy completely; put an end to.
• annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
• abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
• black out — If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time.
• erase — delete
• expunge — Erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).
• exterminate — Destroy completely.
• knock out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
• ravage — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
• smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
• wash out — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
• ax — An ax is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade that is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
• bog — A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
• cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
• cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
• delete — If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
• efface — to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
• extirpate — Root out and destroy completely.
• finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
• kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
• level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
• liquidate — to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
• nix — nothing.
• off — so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
• scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
• scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
• sink — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
• squash — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
• torpedo — a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
• total — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
• trash — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
• waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
• zap — to kill or shoot.
• ko — a knockout in boxing.
• blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
• blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
• do in — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
• knock off — an act or instance of knocking.
• root out — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
• rub off — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
• rub out — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
• shoot down — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
• take apart — into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.