EXTIRPATION Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word extirpation. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for EXTIRPATION
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| annihilation | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • total destruction | ||||||
| destruction | ||||||
noun • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists • an event that completely destroys something • a final state | ||||||
| elimination | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of removing or getting rid of something • the bodily process of discharging waste matter • analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives • the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations • the murder of a competitor | ||||||
| eradication | noun n | |||||
noun • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||
| extermination | noun n | |||||
noun • complete annihilation • the act of exterminating | ||||||
| excision | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • surgical removal of a body part or tissue • the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | ||||||
| ablation | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • surgical removal of a body part or tissue • the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers | ||||||
| deracination | noun n | |||||
noun • to move something from its natural environment • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | ||||||
| cutting out | verb v | |||||
noun • surgical removal of a body part or tissue | ||||||