Synonyms of effacement

effacement

noun

as in eradication

Related Words

• eradication
• execution
• disintegration
• dismantlement
• slaughter
• assassination
• massacre
• killing
• dissolution
• collapse
• breakup
• obliteration
• destruction
• annihilation
• extinction
• despoliation
• demolition
• depredation
• extermination
• devastation
• wastage
• decimation
• despoilment
• loss
• ruination
• demolishment
• desolation
• havoc
• ruin
• wreckage
• mincemeat

Dissimilar Words

• construction
• building
• erection
• salvation
• raising
• saving
• protection
• preservation
• rescue
• salvage
• conservation
• reclamation
• restoration
• reconstruction
• remodeling
• renovation
• re-creation
• refurbishment
• regeneracy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of effacement

One of the reasons Boseman was such a marvelous actor was his genius for self-effacement, his ability to hold the spotlight without dominating it. — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022

For the aging athlete to continue grinding away, even as their physical prowess begins to fail them, is in some ways a noble act of self-effacement, an abandonment of personal vanity, a repayment of the karmic debt of their natural abilities. — Elizabeth Nelson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022

Such self-effacement is another reason why Britt has struck a chord with so many of his professional collaborators and students. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022

Harris’s insistence on self-effacement and close attention to Black social relations is what makes her commentary effective. — Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022