What is another word for obliterates?

Pronunciation: [əblˈɪtəɹˌe͡ɪts] (IPA)

The word "obliterates" refers to the complete destruction or erasure of something. There are several synonyms for this word including annihilates, eradicates, destroys, demolishes, and wipes out. "Annihilates" suggests complete and utter destruction, while "eradicates" refers to the complete removal or obliteration of something. To "destroy" is to cause substantial damage or ruin while "demolishing" means to knock down or smash something completely. "Wipes out" refers to the elimination of something or someone completely. These synonyms for "obliterates" all convey a sense of complete and thorough destruction or obliteration. They can be used interchangeably depending on the context.

What are the hypernyms for Obliterates?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Obliterates

A fog obliterates all the landmarks.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
Love obliterates the differences in education, wealth, station, religion, politics and nationality.
"The Jericho Road"
W. Bion Adkins
Yet a social revolution that obliterates in an hour the landmarks of ages, frequently resembles a cataclysm of nature-the gathering torrent only becomes possible with the last six inches of earth.
"The Salamander"
Owen Johnson

Famous quotes with Obliterates

  • Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity.
    Edward Gibbon
  • With a great poet the sense of Beauty overcomes every other consideration, or rather obliterates all consideration.
    John Keats
  • Americans become unhappy and vicious because their preoccupation with amassing possessions obliterates their loneliness. This is why production in America seems to be on such an endless upward spiral: every time we buy something we deepen our emotional deprivation and hence our need to buy something.
    Philip Saltier
  • No other job in the world could possibly dispossess one so completely as this job of teaching. You could stand all day in a laundry, for instance, still in possession of your mind. But this teaching utterly obliterates you. It cuts right into your being essentially, it takes over your spirit. It drags it out from where it would hide.
    Sylvia Ashton-Warner
  • The Presence all thy fancies supersedesThe wealth obliterates all seeming needs.
    Margaret Fuller

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