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get rid of vs obliterate

obliterate vs get rid of

get rid of is not an adjective while obliterate is an adjective.

get rid of and obliterate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get rid of No No Yes No
obliterate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, obliterate is a hyponym of get rid of; that is, obliterate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get rid of:
  • get rid of: terminate, end, or take out
  • obliterate: do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Other hyponyms of get rid of include cancel out, wipe out, decouple, decouple, knock out, drown, cut out, cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize, extinguish, snuff out, except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out.
get rid of (adjective) obliterate (adjective)
reduced to nothingness
get rid of (verb) obliterate (verb)
terminate, end, or take out remove completely from recognition or memory
dispose of make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
do away with mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Difference between get rid of and obliterate

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