blotted out
Wiped from view
Blotted out means erased, obscured, or completely eliminated.
Clouds blot out the sun; time blots out memories.
The phrase often suggests total obliteration rather than partial concealment: The explosion blotted out an entire city block.
In older religious contexts, sins might be blotted out—wiped clean from a divine record.
Utterly and completely destroyed
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- wipedCleaned by rubbing
- effacedRemoved from visibility
- deletedPermanently removed
removed · scrubbed · cleared · annihilated · destroyed · eradicated · eliminated · voided
Officially removed from view
- expurgatedRemoved objectionable material
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- suppressedForcibly held down
banned · classified · forbidden · prohibited · restricted · silenced · withheld · purged
Surpassed or obscured
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
masked · clouded · shadowed · darkened · covered · blocked · screened · overcast
Complete erasure from memory
- unrememberedNot kept in mind
- lostUnable to navigate
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- fadedLost original color
vanished · overlooked · neglected · disregarded · passed over · abandoned · forsaken · cast aside
obliterated
Utterly and completely destroyed
deleted · removed · scrubbed · cleared · annihilated · destroyed · eradicated · eliminated · voided · cancelled
redacted
Officially removed from view
- expurgatedRemoved objectionable material
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
suppressed · banned · classified · forbidden · prohibited · restricted · silenced · withheld · purged · deleted
eclipsed
Surpassed or obscured
concealed · masked · clouded · shadowed · darkened · covered · blocked · screened · overcast · dimmed
oblivion
Complete erasure from memory
- unrememberedNot kept in mind
- lostUnable to navigate
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
faded · vanished · overlooked · neglected · disregarded · passed over · abandoned · forsaken · cast aside · left behind
- removedremoved, eliminated, deleted, erased, extracted
- drowned outmuffled, overpowered, inaudible, covered up, deadened
blotted outrevealed
Made visible or known
uncovered · exposed · illuminated · displayed · highlighted
blotted outpreserved
Kept from deterioration
restored · maintained · saved · protected · conserved
blotted outpreserved
Kept from deterioration
commemorated · recorded · remembered · memorialized · enshrined