Synonyms of blotting out

blotting out

verb

present participle of blot out

1

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicating
• erasing
• wiping out
• sweeping (away)
• stamping (out)
• abolishing
• cleaning (up)
• rooting (out)
• destroying
• cancelling
• blacking out
• snuffing (out)
• rubbing out
• obliterating
• exterminating
• canceling
• expunging
• shattering
• liquidating
• effacing
• annihilating
• tearing down
• mowing (down)
• demolishing
• extirpating
• killing
• killing off
• dismantling
• blowing up
• ravaging
• devastating
• ruining
• discarding
• totalling
• decimating
• consuming
• wrecking
• flattening
• wasting
• throwing out
• totaling
• dashing
• smashing
• dissolving
• finishing
• razing
• splintering
• fragmenting
• ejecting
• devouring
• blasting
• pulverizing
• dynamiting
• expelling
• powdering
• terminating
• ditching
• excising
• jettisoning
• atomizing
• ousting
• cutting
• zapping
• dooming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• saving
• preserving
• creating
• conserving
• building
• forming
• manufacturing
• constructing
• making
• shaping
• framing
• forging
• repairing
• fixing
• restoring
• rebuilding
• fabricating
• reconstructing
• renewing
• fashioning
• patching
• reconditioning
• revamping
• renovating
• mending

2

as in concealing

to keep secret or shut off from view

bushes blotted out the shed from our view

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealing
• hiding
• obscuring
• covering
• papering over
• suppressing
• masking
• disguising
• covering (up)
• screening
• cloaking
• occulting
• curtaining
• blanketing
• veiling
• enshrouding
• shrouding
• blocking
• overshadowing
• glossing (over)
• belying
• burying
• camouflaging
• smothering
• shading
• varnishing
• darkening
• whitewashing
• obstructing
• eclipsing
• gilding
• occluding
• clouding
• overcasting
• beclouding
• bedimming
• befogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• displaying
• bringing out
• disclosing
• revealing
• exposing
• uncovering
• baring
• presenting
• divulging
• getting out
• unveiling
• unmasking
• clarifying
• uncloaking
• illuminating
• publishing
• advertising
• spreading
• broadcasting
• proclaiming
• airing
• publicizing