obliterated

Thân thiện

The storm obliterated the small sandcastle on the beach.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely destroyed or wiped out; reduced to nothingness: Describes something that has been utterly annihilated, erased, or eliminated, leaving no trace behind.

Usage

• The word "obliterated" is used to describe a state of total destruction or erasure. It is often applied to physical objects, places, or even abstract concepts like memories or records.
• It functions as a predicate adjective (following a linking verb like or ) or an attributive adjective (placed before a noun).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The ancient city was completely obliterated by the volcanic eruption.
  • The bombing raid obliterated the enemy's headquarters. (Here, "obliterated" is the past tense verb form, which is related but distinct from the adjective. The primary focus is on the adjectival use: "The headquarters were obliterated.")
  • All records of the event have been obliterated.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can describe the complete removal or overwhelming of something non-physical.
  • Her success obliterated all memories of her previous failures. (Verb form)
  • The joy on his face obliterated any doubts I had. (Verb form)
  • My doubts were completely obliterated. (Adjectival use)

Variants and Related Words

• Obliterate (verb): To destroy completely; to wipe out.
  • The goal is to obliterate poverty.
• Obliteration (noun): The act or process of obliterating; the state of being obliterated.
  • The obliteration of the forest was a ecological tragedy.

Synonyms

• Annihilated: Reduced to nothing.
• Eradicated: Destroyed completely; rooted out.
• Expunged: Erased or removed completely.
• Wiped out: Destroyed utterly.

Antonyms

• Preserved: Kept safe from harm or decay.
• Intact: Not damaged or impaired in any way.
• Restored: Brought back to an original state.

Related Phrases

• To be obliterated from memory/record: To be completely forgotten or erased from history.
  • That shameful chapter was obliterated from the official records.
• Obliterated by: Overwhelmed or dominated by something else.
  • The small village was obliterated by the sprawling metropolis.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. reduced to nothingness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• blotted out
• obliterate