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 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 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 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 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 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 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 conquest of Canaan is cited to show that God approves of wiping out whole nations. — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiping out

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But somehow, in the midst of all this frat-boy revelry, Ilya is able to outline his vision for the future, one in which AI will have solved numerous human problems, including eradicating not only cancer but also loneliness and unhappiness.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
This park is the result of the Tompkins’ passion for this part of the world and their desire to rewild this part of Chile that had been overfarmed and overgrazed to the point of almost eradicating its native flora and fauna.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of eradicating

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Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Saturday, spawning tornadoes, destroying buildings and downing power lines across the Gulf region.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
Israeli soldiers filmed themselves in high definition laughing, looting homes, destroying entire rows of buildings, humiliating civilians, even killing them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 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