ERADICATING Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word eradicating. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| annihilate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| exterminate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||
| extirpate | verbv | |||||
verb • destroy completely, as if down to the roots • pull up by or as if by the roots • surgically remove (an organ) | ||||||
| uproot | verbv | |||||
verb • move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment • destroy completely, as if down to the roots • pull up by or as if by the roots | ||||||
| decimate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| eliminate | verbv | |||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||
| extinguish | verbv | |||||
verb • extinguish by crushing • put an end to; kill • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights • terminate, end, or take out • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| carry off | verbv | |||||
verb • be successful; achieve a goal • remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| root out | verbv | |||||
verb • pull up by or as if by the roots • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||
| wipe out | verbv | |||||
verb • use up (resources or materials) • kill in large numbers • eliminate completely and without a trace • remove from memory or existence • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • wipe out the effect of something | ||||||
