elimination

The word “elimination” has 5 syllables: e-lim-i-na-tion

It's pronounced as /ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/

What is synonym and antonym for elimination?

In the thesaurus, “elimination” has 55 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for elimination

abatement
abolishment
abolition
abortion
abrogation
annulment
avoidance
banning
calling off
cancelation
cancellation
countermand
cut
defeasance
destruction
disallowance
discard
dismissal
displacement
dissolution
dropping
ejection
enjoining
eradication
erasure
exclusion
expulsion
extermination
forbiddance
invalidation
liquidation
negation
nullification
omission
outlawing
override
overruling
overturn
prohibition
quashing
recall
rejection
removal
repeal
rescindment
retraction
reversal
revocation
riddance
suspension
taking away
veto
voiding
weeding out
withdrawal

Antonyms for elimination

addition
approval
authorization
clearance
commandment
decreeing
enactment
endorsement
establishment
formalization
founding
inclusion
indorsement
institution
legalization
legislation
legitimation
legitimization
mandating
ordering
passing
permission
prescription
ratification
sanctioning
validation

Meanings of elimination

noun
1. The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
2. The act of excluding a losing contestant from a match, tournament, or other competition.
3. The act of voting off or throwing off a contestant in a reality television competition.
4. The act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories.
5. The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.
6. The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction.
7. The act of recording amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.

Example Sentences

The elimination of waste is a key goal for the environmental project.
The team celebrated after their elimination from the tournament was confirmed.
The company’s new policy focuses on the elimination of unnecessary paperwork.
In mathematics, the elimination method is used to solve systems of equations.
The elimination of unfair practices is a priority for the reform.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to elimination, such as: abatement, abolishment, abolition, abortion, abrogation, addition, annulment.

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