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RUB OUT Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the phrase rub out. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase rub out. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for RUB OUT

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efface
verbv
verb

• remove completely from recognition or memory

• make inconspicuous

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

erase
verbv
verb

• remove from memory or existence

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

delete
verbv
verb

• remove or make invisible

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

• cut or eliminate

eliminate
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

eradicate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

expunge
verbv
verb

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

exterminate
verbv
verb

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

• destroy completely, as if down to the roots

obliterate
verbv
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

remove
verbv
noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation

verb

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• remove from a position or an office

• dispose of

• cause to leave

• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

• stay away or leave

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• get rid of something abstract

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

score out
verbv
verb

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

wipe off
verbv
verb

• remove by wiping

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

Best Hypernyms For RUB OUT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for rub out, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
delete cancel eliminate erase

Alternatives for EFFACE

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