ELIMINATING Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word eliminating. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ELIMINATING
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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 | ||||||||
abolish | verbv | |||||||
verb • do away with | ||||||||
abrogate | verbv | |||||||
verb • revoke formally | ||||||||
annihilate | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||||
decimate | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies • kill in large numbers | ||||||||
egest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • eliminate from the body | ||||||||
eradicate | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||||
excrete | verbv | |||||||
verb • eliminate from the body | ||||||||
obviate | verbv | |||||||
verb • get rid of something • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off | ||||||||
pass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • of advancing the ball by throwing it noun • (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls • (military) a written leave of absence • (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate • the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks • any authorization to pass or go somewhere • a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions • a flight or run by an aircraft over a target • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs • a difficult juncture • one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) • an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent • a permit to enter or leave a military installation • a complimentary ticket • a usually brief attempt • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team • success in satisfying a test or requirement verb • go across or through • move past • make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation • for time to move forward • place into the hands or custody of • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • travel past • come to pass • go unchallenged; be approved • use up a period of time in a specific way • pass over, across, or through • transmit information • disappear gradually • go successfully through a test or a selection process • be superior or better than some standard • accept or judge as acceptable • allow to go without comment or censure • transfer to another; of rights or property • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • throw (a ball) to another player • be inherited by • cause to pass • grant authorization or clearance for • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life • eliminate from the body | ||||||||
reject | verbv | |||||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • not accept something given or offered • not accept as true • deem wrong or inappropriate • reject with contempt • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
do away with | verbv | |||||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out | ||||||||
get rid of | verbv | |||||||
verb • dispose of • terminate, end, or take out • do away with | ||||||||
rid of | verbv | |||||||
verb • get rid of something | ||||||||
rule out | verbv | |||||||
verb • make impossible, especially beforehand • include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||||
winnow out | verbv | |||||||
verb • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||||
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 |