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EXTIRPATING Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word extirpating. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word extirpating. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for EXTIRPATING

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annihilating
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

• making light of

destroying
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

eliminating
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

eradicating
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

exterminating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

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

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

deracinate
verbv
verb

• move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

• pull up by or as if by the roots

eradicate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

exterminate
verbv
verb

• kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

annihilate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

destroy
verbv
verb

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

excise
verbv
noun

• a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

verb

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• levy an excise tax on

• remove by cutting

extricate
verbv
verb

• release from entanglement of difficulty

root out
verbv
verb

• pull up by or as if by the roots

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

Best Hypernyms For EXTIRPATING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for extirpating, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
destroy destruct displace move remove take withdraw

Alternatives for ANNIHILATING

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