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EXTIRPATION Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word extirpation. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For EXTIRPATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for extirpation, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
annihilation destruction elimination eradication obliteration operation pull pulling surgery
Phrases (3)
surgical operationsurgical proceduresurgical process

Alternatives for ANNIHILATION

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