Synonyms of sweeps (away)

sweeps (away)

verb

present tense third-person singular of sweep (away)

as in eradicates

to destroy all traces of

some priceless works of literature were swept away when the library at Alexandria burned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicates
• erases
• abolishes
• destroys
• wipes out
• stamps (out)
• cleans (up)
• roots (out)
• blacks out
• blots out
• obliterates
• snuffs (out)
• rubs out
• cancels
• extirpates
• annihilates
• exterminates
• shatters
• effaces
• liquidates
• ravages
• expunges
• demolishes
• kills
• tears down
• ruins
• mows (down)
• blows up
• kills off
• consumes
• flattens
• dismantles
• discards
• wastes
• wrecks
• dissolves
• decimates
• devastates
• fragments
• throws out
• totals
• smashes
• dashes
• finishes
• blasts
• pulverizes
• powders
• ejects
• devours
• zaps
• expels
• ditches
• dooms
• razes
• atomizes
• terminates
• excises
• splinters
• dynamites
• cuts
• ousts
• jettisons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• saves
• preserves
• builds
• creates
• manufactures
• conserves
• forms
• constructs
• makes
• repairs
• shapes
• frames
• forges
• fashions
• fixes
• restores
• renews
• rebuilds
• reconstructs
• fabricates
• patches
• renovates
• mends
• revamps
• reconditions