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eliminate - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | eliminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove, throw out |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, bump off*, cancel, count out, cut out, defeat, discard, discharge, dismiss, dispense with, dispose of, disqualify, disregard, do away with, drop, eject, eradicate, erase, evict, exclude, expel, exterminate, get rid of, ignore, invalidate, kill, knock out*, liquidate, murder, omit, oust, phase out, put out, reject, rub out*, rule out, slay, stamp out*, terminate, waive, waste, wipe out*, blot out*, cast out, drive out, leave out, set aside, shut the door on, take out |
| Antonyms: | accept, choose, include, keep, ratify, sanction, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amputate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove a limb |
| Synonyms: | cut off, dismember, eliminate, excise, lop, separate, sever, truncate, cut away |
| Main Entry: | assassinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | murder prominent or important person |
| Synonyms: | bump off*, do in*, eliminate, execute, hit, kill, knock off*, liquidate, slaughter, slay, gun down |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | banish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel from place or situation |
| Synonyms: | ban, deport, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evict, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, get rid of, isolate, ostracize, oust, outlaw, proscribe, relegate, remove, sequester, shake off, shut out, transport, cast out, drive away, expulse, extradict, rusticate |
| Antonyms: | allow, keep, welcome |
| Main Entry: | count out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard, exclude |
| Synonyms: | bar, debar, eliminate, except, get rid of, pass over, rule out, suspend, bate, leave out, leave out of account, mark off |
| Antonyms: | consider, include, regard, figure on |
| Main Entry: | cut out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excise, remove |
| Synonyms: | carve, cease, delete, displace, eliminate, exclude, extirpate, extract, oust, pull out, sever, stop, supersede, supplant, usurp, exsect, give up, refrain from |
| Antonyms: | add, include |
| Main Entry: | delete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | erase, remove |
| Synonyms: | annul, black out, cancel, clean, cut, cut out, decontaminate, destroy, drop, edit, efface, eliminate, exclude, expunge, obliterate, omit, rub, rub out, rule out, sanitize, snip, squash, squelch, sterilize, strike out, trim, wipe out, X-out, bleep, blot out, blue-pencil*, clean up, cross out, pass up |
| Antonyms: | add, put in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, abjure, banish, can*, cancel, cashier, chuck, desert, dispatch, dispense with, dispose of, dispossess, ditch, divorce, do away with, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, expel, forsake, jettison, junk*, oust, protest, reject, relinquish, remove, renounce, repeal, repudiate, scrap, shake off, shed, throw away, throw out, write off, adios, cast aside, deep-six, free of, give up, have done with, part with, put by, sweep away, throw overboard, toss aside |
| Antonyms: | embrace, keep, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drive away thought, belief |
| Synonyms: | allay, banish, break up*, cancel, crumble, deploy, disband, disintegrate, dismiss, disperse, dissipate, distribute, eject, eliminate, expel, oust, repel, resolve, rout, scatter, scramble, split up*, beat off*, break it up, bust up, chase away |
| Antonyms: | accumulate, collect, garner, gather, recall |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | do away with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of; destroy |
| Synonyms: | abolish, bump off*, cancel, discard, discontinue, do in*, eliminate, exterminate, finish, kill, liquidate, murder, remove, slaughter, slay, wipe out*, put an end to, put to death, take away |
| Antonyms: | build, construct, get, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | do in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy; exhaust |
| Synonyms: | assassinate, bankrupt, bump off*, butcher*, cool*, dispatch, do away with*, eliminate, execute, fatigue, finish, frazzle*, kill, knock out*, liquidate, murder, put away*, ruin, shatter, slaughter, slay, tire, wear out, weary, wreck, dilapidate |
| Antonyms: | bear, create, invent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | efface |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | erase |
| Synonyms: | cancel, delete, destroy, edit, eliminate, expunge, fade, obliterate, rub out, wipe out, blot out, blue-pencil, cross out, scratch out, white out |
| Main Entry: | eject |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw or be thrown out |
| Synonyms: | banish, bounce*, bump, debar, discharge, disgorge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, ditch, do away with*, dump*, eighty-six*, ejaculate, eliminate, emit, eradicate, erupt, evict, exclude, expel, extrude, fire, get rid of, kick out*, oust, reject, rout, sack, send packing*, spew, spout, turn out, vomit, cast out, disbar, drive off, eruct, expulse, force out, give the boot, heave out, irrupt, kiss goodbye, show the gate to, spit out, squeeze out, throw overboard, unloose |
| Antonyms: | take in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eradicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy; remove |
| Synonyms: | abate, abolish, annihilate, demolish, do away with, efface, eliminate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, off*, purge, raze, rub out*, scratch*, scrub, squash, stamp out*, total, trash, uproot, waste, wipe out*, blot out*, deracinate, mow down, root out*, shoot down, take out*, torpedo*, unroot, wash out, weed out |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, bear, create, establish, fix, help, institute, plant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | erase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove; rub out |
| Synonyms: | abolish, annul, black out, blank, blot, cancel, cut, cut out, delete, dispatch, efface, eliminate, excise, expunge, extirpate, gut, kill, launder*, negate, nullify, obliterate, stamp out*, strike, strike out, trim, wipe out*, withdraw, X-out, blue pencil, cross out, disannul, scratch out*, take out |
| Antonyms: | add, insert, put in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | except |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave out |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, count out, debar, disallow, eliminate, exclude, exempt, expostulate, inveigh, object, omit, pass over, protest, reject, remonstrate, rule out, suspend, taboo, bate |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
| Antonyms: | admit, allow, include |
| Main Entry: | exclude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel, forbid |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, blackball*, blacklist, block, bounce, boycott, close out, count out, debar, disallow, eject, eliminate, embargo, estop, evict, except, get rid of, ignore, interdict, obviate, occlude, omit, ostracize, oust, pass over, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put out, refuse, reject, remove, repudiate, rule out, shut out, sideline, suspend, throw out, veto, bate, drive out, force out, keep out, leave out, lock out, refuse admittance, set aside, shut the door on, ward off |
| Antonyms: | accept, add, admit, allow, include, incorporate, take on, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excrete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discharge, usually liquified substance |
| Synonyms: | ejaculate, eject, eliminate, emanate, evacuate, exhale, expel, exude, give off, leak, pass, perspire, produce, remove, secrete, sweat, throw off, urinate, void, defecate, egest, exudate |
| Main Entry: | exterminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kill |
| Synonyms: | abolish, annihilate, decimate, destroy, do away with*, eliminate, eradicate, erase, execute, extinguish, extirpate, massacre, obliterate, rub out*, slaughter, stamp out*, wipe out*, blot out*, finish off, put an end to, send to kingdom come |
| Antonyms: | bear, create |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extirpate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy; uproot |
| Synonyms: | abate, abolish, annihilate, cut out, demolish, efface, eliminate, eradicate, erase, excise, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, kill, raze, remove, wipe out*, blot out*, deracinate, exsect, root out |
| Antonyms: | help, leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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