Obliterate
Obliterate verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring
Splinter and obliterate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Splinter" instead a verb "Obliterate".
Nearby Words: obliteration, obliterating
Splinter
Splinter verb - To cut into long slender pieces.
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Synonyms for Splinter
Obliterate and splinter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obliterate" instead a verb "Splinter".
Both words in one sentence
- A splinter of hemp "got under her fingernail and she immediately fell dead upon the ground." The king left his lifeless daughter seated on a velvet chair in the palace, locked the door, and departed forever, to obliterate the memory of his sorrow.Some time after, another king was hunting.
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Splinter and Obliterate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obliterate/splinter
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