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obliterate vs get rid of

get rid of vs obliterate

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

obliterate and get rid of both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
obliterate No Yes Yes No
get rid of No No Yes No
As verbs, get rid of is a hypernym of obliterate; that is, get rid of is a word with a broader meaning than obliterate:
  • obliterate: do away with completely, without leaving a trace
  • get rid of: terminate, end, or take out
Other hypernyms of obliterate include do away with, eliminate, extinguish.
obliterate (adjective) get rid of (adjective)
reduced to nothingness
obliterate (verb) get rid of (verb)
remove completely from recognition or memory terminate, end, or take out
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing dispose of
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase do away with
do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Difference between obliterate and get rid of

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