What is another word for obliterating?

Pronunciation: [əblˈɪtəɹˌe͡ɪtɪŋ] (IPA)

Words that can be used instead of "obliterating" include annihilating, eradicating, demolishing, obliterating completely, wiping out, destroying, decimating, and extinguishing. All these words signify the act of wiping out something completely, whether it be a population, a structure, or an idea. Each of these synonyms is powerful and conveys a sense of destruction and devastation. Some, like annihilating and decimating, are even more forceful and imply a complete and thorough destruction. Nevertheless, each of these words can be used to describe an event or action that brings something to an end in a powerful and unstoppable way.

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What are the hypernyms for Obliterating?

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Usage examples for Obliterating

In the evening my hostess drives me to another part of the bazaar, and we scribble, and try hard to remember a street corner and prevent other scenes obliterating our impressions and come straight home to get it down.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
Like so much obliterating smoke, the past six or seven years rolled away....
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions
In Scotland the rapid industrial development had given fresh life to the whole society without obliterating its distinctive peculiarities.
"English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century"
Leslie Stephen

Famous quotes with Obliterating

  • It is written that the last enemy to be vanquished is death. We should begin early in life to vanquish this enemy by obliterating every trace of the fear of death from our minds.
    Felix Adler

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