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ERASURE Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word erasure. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word erasure. (close relations)
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cancellation
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

• the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

deletion
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

• (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• the act of deleting something written or printed

expunging
verbv
noun

• deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

obliteration
nounn
noun

• destruction by annihilating something

• the complete destruction of every trace of something

annihilation
verb, nounv, n
noun

• destruction by annihilating something

• total destruction

effacement
nounn
noun

• shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor

• withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous

elimination
nounn
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
nounn
noun

• the complete destruction of every trace of something

blankness
nounn
noun

• the state of being blank; void; emptiness

expunction
verb, nounv, n
noun

• deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

cancelation
nounn
noun

• The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

• The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.

• A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.

• In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

• The property of being cancellate.

canceling
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• To cross out something with lines etc.

• To invalidate or annul something.

• To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused.

• To offset or equalize something.

• To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation.

• To stop production of a programme.

• To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type.

• To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude.

• To kill.

• To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture.

cancelling
verbv
noun

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

verb

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• make up for

• declare null and void; make ineffective

• remove or make invisible

• make invalid for use

deleting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• remove or make invisible

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

• cut or eliminate

erasing
verb, nounv, n
verb

• remove from memory or existence

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

obliterating
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• reduced to nothingness

verb

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

• remove completely from recognition or memory

• do away with completely, without leaving a trace

wiping
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of rubbing or wiping

verb

• rub with a circular motion

Best Hypernyms For ERASURE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for erasure, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
area correction deletion expanse
Phrases (1)
surface area

Alternatives for CANCELLATION

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