BLOTS OUT Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

blots out

verb

present tense third-person singular of blot out

as in erases

to destroy all traces of blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

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as in conceals

to keep secret or shut off from view bushes blotted out the shed from our view

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Recent Examples of blots out The phenomenon, where smoke blots out the blue sky overhead, making the air appear milky-white or even orange, has become a relatively regular fixture of summers where out-of-control wildfires in the West bring noxious smoke downwind. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 17 July 2026 Extragalactic astronomers refer to a region behind our Milky Way as the 'Zone of Avoidance' because dust between our galaxy's stars blots out, or deeply reddens, light from more distant galaxies behind it. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2026 Most people never get to experience a total solar eclipse, when the moon blots out the disk of the sun and reveals its fiery outermost atmospheric layer, or corona. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026

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However, this innovative material completely erases thermal signatures from infrared screens by altering how heat is emitted and detected.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Windows automatically erases them after 72 hours to prevent them from using too much disk space.

— Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of erases

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This conceals them in a way that’s visually cohesive with the rest of the outdoor space and looks intentional.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
Advertisement Best of all is Deutch’s Gail, whose sunbeam demeanor barely conceals her flirty, mischievous side.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026

Definition of conceals

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But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.

— Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of eradicates

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But mostly, the monarch persists because life’s job is to live; because within those thimble-size bodies hides a dynamo of survival that puts our most incredible machines to shame.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
The aggregate number hides exactly the variance that matters for risk assessment.

— Prashanth Harshangi, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of hides

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This is a shame, and not only because the book’s style obscures its significance as the most high-profile effort by that date to marry what were then the two most important currents of French philosophy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Studying differences at the state level further obscures the signal by combining rural California with San Francisco Bay Area counties or upstate New York with New York City.

— Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026

Definition of obscures

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This major markdown wipes out the steep premiums on most high-tier gaming displays, allowing e-sports players and media creators to rise through the ranks with a highly fluid, ultra-clear panoramic canvas.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Continue reading … LINES REDRAWN — Supreme Court greenlights Alabama GOP map that wipes out a majority-Black district.

— , FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

Definition of wipes out

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Biologics also generally benefit from stronger commercial protection and are exempt from Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act, which covers several traditional small-molecule drugs each year.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Her tattoos and brunette bangs hint at a bohemian persona, but her glossy-looking album covers and easygoing interview responses aren’t very edgy.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

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