Synonyms of obliterating

obliterating

verb

present participle of obliterate

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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