Synonyms for
Eliminating
Definition
to completely remove or get rid of something
Synonyms & similar words
eliminate
getridof
obviate
eradicate
reject
necessitate
doawaywith
annihilate
wipeout
carryoff
decimate
excrete
extinguish
egest
ridof
ruleout
winnowout
pass
eradicate
remove
annihilate
extinguish
obliterate
erasure
cancel
abolish
exterminate
discard
expunge
terminate
liquidate
neutralize
purge
quell
kill
nullify
Synonyms by register
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- eliminating waste
- eliminating risk
- eliminating poverty
- eliminating debt
- eliminating competition
- eliminating errors
- eliminating the need
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Usage note
This word often implies a complete removal or destruction of something. Be mindful of its strong connotation when choosing it.
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Example sentences
- She is eliminating all the incorrect answers on her quiz.
- The company is eliminating jobs to cut costs.
- We need to eliminate all the germs in the kitchen.
- He is eliminating the competition with his new invention.
- The medicine will help eliminate the pain in your stomach.
Quotes
Eliminating the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - Arthur Conan Doyle
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. - Arthur C. Clarke
The power of imagination makes us infinite. - John Muir
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