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EXTERMINATING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word exterminating. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EXTERMINATING

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fostering
verb, nounv, n
noun

• encouragement; aiding the development of something

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

protecting
verbv
adjective satellite

• shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort

saving
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an act of economizing; reduction in cost

• recovery or preservation from loss or danger

• the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

adjective satellite

• bringing about salvation or redemption from sin

• characterized by thriftiness

sparing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• avoiding waste

conserving
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

verb

• keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• use cautiously and frugally

• preserve with sugar

cultivating
verbv
verb

• foster the growth of

• prepare for crops

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

nurturing
adjectiveadj
noun

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

verb

• help develop, help grow

• look after a child until it is an adult

• provide with nourishment

preserving
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

• a reservation where animals are protected

• fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

verb

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

• prevent (food) from rotting

• maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

• keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

reprieving
verbv
noun

• a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)

• the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

verb

• postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

• relieve temporarily

safeguarding
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

• a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

verb

• make safe

• escort safely

Alternatives for FOSTERING

Alternatives for PROTECTING

Alternatives for SAVING

Alternatives for SPARING

Alternatives for CONSERVING

Alternatives for CULTIVATING

Alternatives for NURTURING

Alternatives for PRESERVING

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