EXTIRPATION Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word extirpation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EXTIRPATION
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annihilation | verb, nounv, 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 | 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 | ||||||||
extermination | nounn | |||||||
noun • complete annihilation • the act of exterminating | ||||||||
excision | verb, nounv, 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, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • surgical removal of a body part or tissue • the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers | ||||||||
deracination | nounn | |||||||
noun • to move something from its natural environment • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence | ||||||||
cutting out | verbv | |||||||
noun • surgical removal of a body part or tissue |