eliminate

The word “eliminate” has 4 syllables: e-lim-i-nate

It's pronounced as /ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for eliminate?

In the thesaurus, “eliminate” has 79 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for eliminate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for eliminate

  • annihilate
  • ban
  • banish
  • bar
  • blackball
  • blacklist
  • block
  • blot out
  • bump off
  • cancel
  • cast out
  • cease
  • check off
  • close out
  • count out
  • cut out
  • debar
  • defeat
  • deport
  • deter
  • discard
  • discharge
  • discontinue
  • dismiss
  • dispense with
  • dispose of
  • disqualify
  • disregard
  • do away with
  • drive out
  • drop
  • eject
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • evict
  • except
  • exclude
  • excommunicate
  • exile
  • expel
  • exterminate
  • freeze out
  • get rid of
  • halt
  • hinder
  • ignore
  • impede
  • invalidate
  • kill
  • knock out
  • leave out
  • liquidate
  • murder
  • obstruct
  • obviate
  • omit
  • ostracize
  • oust
  • phase out
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • prohibit
  • put out
  • reject
  • rub out
  • rule out
  • set aside
  • shut out
  • shut the door on
  • slay
  • stamp out
  • stave off
  • suspend
  • take out
  • terminate
  • throw out
  • waive
  • waste
  • wipe out

Antonyms for eliminate

  • accept
  • add
  • admit
  • aid
  • allow
  • approve
  • bear
  • begin
  • build
  • choose
  • create
  • embrace
  • employ
  • engage
  • entertain
  • establish
  • give birth
  • help
  • hire
  • hold
  • include
  • initiate
  • keep
  • permit
  • preserve
  • ratify
  • receive
  • retain
  • sanction
  • save
  • start
  • take in
  • unban
  • welcome

Meanings of eliminate

  • verb
    1. To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
    2. To kill (a person or animal).
    3. To excrete (waste products).
    4. To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
    5. To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.

Example Sentences

  • The company implemented new policies to eliminate workplace discrimination.
  • Regular exercise can help eliminate stress and improve mental health.
  • The team worked hard to eliminate errors in the final report.
  • Using filters will eliminate impurities from the water.
  • The goal of the program is to eliminate illiteracy in rural communities.

On this page you'll find 113 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to eliminate, such as: accept, add, admit, aid, allow, annihilate, approve.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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abate

  • abbreviate
  • abolish
  • abort
  • abridge
  • abrogate
  • allay
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  • pall
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  • prune
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  • recall
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  • withdraw
  • write off

abated

  • abbreviated
  • abolished
  • aborted
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  • allayed
  • alleviated
  • altered
  • ameliorated
  • anesthetized
  • annihilated
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  • called
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  • condensed
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  • curtailed
  • cut
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  • cut down
  • de-escalated
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  • declined
  • decreased
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  • defrauded
  • degraded
  • deliquesced
  • demoted
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  • denuded
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  • did away with
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  • discounted
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  • dissolved
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  • doctored
  • downscaled
  • downsized
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  • dwindled
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  • enhanced
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  • fixed
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  • flagged
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  • helped
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  • impoverished
  • improved
  • invalidated
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  • light
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  • liquefied
  • liquidated
  • lowered
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  • merged
  • minimized
  • mitigated
  • moderate
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  • modified
  • modulated
  • mollified
  • molten
  • negated
  • nicked
  • nulled
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  • outlawed
  • overrode
  • overruled
  • overturned
  • palled
  • palliated
  • pared
  • patched up
  • phased down
  • prohibited
  • pruned
  • qualified
  • quashed
  • rebuilt
  • recalled
  • receded
  • rectified
  • reduced
  • refreshed
  • refurbished
  • regenerated
  • regulated
  • rejected
  • rejuvenated
  • relaxed
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  • remodeled
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  • restored
  • retracted
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  • revoked
  • rolled back
  • salved
  • sank
  • set aside
  • shallow
  • shortchanged
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  • shrank
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  • soft
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  • stripped
  • stript
  • struck down
  • subdued
  • subsided
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  • superficial
  • suspended
  • tapered
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  • tempered
  • thawed
  • threw out
  • took off
  • trimmed
  • truncated
  • vacated
  • vanished
  • vetoed
  • voided
  • waned
  • wasted away
  • weak
  • weakened
  • whittled
  • withdrew
  • wrote off

abates

  • abbreviates
  • abolishes
  • aborts
  • abridges
  • abrogates
  • alleviates
  • annihilates
  • annuls
  • avoids
  • bankrupts
  • bans
  • bereaves
  • breaks down
  • calls
  • calls off
  • cancels
  • cheats
  • clips
  • collapses
  • compresses
  • condenses
  • constricts
  • contracts
  • countermands
  • crops
  • curtails
  • cuts
  • cuts back
  • cuts down
  • de-escalates
  • declines
  • decreases
  • deducts
  • deflates
  • defrauds
  • dents
  • denudes
  • depletes
  • deprives
  • diminishes
  • disallows
  • disannuls
  • discounts
  • disfurnishes
  • dismisses
  • dissolves
  • divests
  • docks
  • does away with
  • downscales
  • downsizes
  • drops
  • dwindles
  • eases
  • ebbs
  • eliminates
  • enjoins
  • eradicates
  • erases
  • evaporates
  • falls
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  • flags
  • forbids
  • gives out
  • impoverishes
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  • lessens
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  • liquidates
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  • negates
  • nicks
  • nullifies
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  • outlaws
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  • rolls back
  • sets aside
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  • shrinks
  • sinks
  • slackens
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  • subsides
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  • tapers
  • tapers off
  • throws out
  • trims
  • truncates
  • vacates
  • vanishes
  • vetoes
  • voids
  • wanes
  • weakens
  • whittles
  • withdraws
  • writes off

abolish

  • abate
  • abort
  • abrogate
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • atomize
  • avoid
  • ban
  • black out
  • blast
  • blot out
  • blow up
  • break down
  • call
  • call off
  • cancel
  • consume
  • countermand
  • cut
  • dash
  • decimate
  • demolish
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • devour
  • disallow
  • disannul
  • discard
  • disestablish
  • dismantle
  • dismiss
  • dissolve
  • ditch
  • do away with
  • doom
  • drop
  • dynamite
  • efface
  • eject
  • eliminate
  • end
  • enjoin
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • excise
  • expel
  • expunge
  • exterminate
  • extinguish
  • extirpate
  • finish
  • flatten
  • forbid
  • fragment
  • inhibit
  • invalidate
  • jettison
  • kill
  • kill off
  • liquidate
  • negate
  • nix
  • null
  • nullify
  • obliterate
  • oust
  • outlaw
  • override
  • overrule
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • powder
  • prohibit
  • pulverize
  • put an end to
  • put kibosh on
  • put the kibosh on
  • quash
  • ravage
  • raze
  • recall
  • reject
  • remove
  • repeal
  • repudiate
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • rub out
  • ruin
  • scrub
  • set aside
  • shatter
  • smash
  • splinter
  • squelch
  • stamp out
  • strike down
  • subvert
  • supersede
  • suppress
  • suspend
  • tear down
  • terminate
  • throw out
  • total
  • undo
  • vacate
  • veto
  • vitiate
  • void
  • waste
  • wipe out
  • withdraw
  • wreck
  • write off
  • zap

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