/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of sweep away Find synonyms for: Verb1. wipe out, sweep away, destroy, destructusage: eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out"2. sweep away, sweep off, affect, impress, move, strikeusage: overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language