WIPING OUT Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

wiping out

verb

present participle of wipe out

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of he didn't get his gambling under control until he had already wiped out his entire life savings

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Recent Examples of wiping out The conquest of Canaan is cited to show that God approves of wiping out whole nations. — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone. — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026 The existential risk of AI wiping out humans or enslaving us could be predicated on our laziness and lack of concern about small signs. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 The nearly 50% surge could push the share of fuel costs to total operating expenses from just under a quarter to nearly a third, wiping out any expected profit margin. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 May 2026 In power since 1994, he has been accused of flagrant human rights violations against his critics, wiping out opposition and independent media. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 30 May 2026 Dario Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, has been outspoken about the risks of artificial intelligence wiping out half of all entry-level jobs and driving unemployment up by 20%. — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026 The dot-com crash of 2000 nearly brought SoftBank to ruin, wiping out more than 90% of the company’s market value and reportedly reducing Son’s personal net worth by roughly $70 billion. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiping out

Verb

When William and his brother, Prince Harry, were young boys, the former Princess of Wales would regularly take them to homeless shelters, and eradicating homelessness has become a cornerstone of the future king’s royal work.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 June 2026
The path through impostor syndrome is not about eradicating the doubt.

— Karyn Gallant, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of eradicating

Verb

The birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy — and a warning about erasing history, argues columnist Anita Chabria.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Love is the capacity to hold difference without fragmentation, to bring parts into relationship without erasing their uniqueness and to align intelligence with constructive becoming.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of erasing

Verb

Many of its candidates support entirely eliminating immigration enforcement, abolishing the police, sweeping wealth redistribution and expanding government ownership over significant sectors of the economy.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026
But how does that -- how does abolishing prisons or having open borders fit into that?

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026

Definition of abolishing

Verb

Mexican fruit flies are one of the world’s most destructive pests when laying their eggs, destroying or damaging fruit such as apples, grapefruits, avocados, peaches and pears, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

— Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
But Blue Origin suffered a major setback in May when one of its New Glenn rockets abruptly exploded on the launchpad, destroying vital infrastructure that will take months to rebuild.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of destroying

Verb

For a few minutes at each end of that window, the moon’s edge will appear to align with that of the sun, blotting out the star’s fierce light and revealing the wispy corona off to one side.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026