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effacement

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Synonyms & Antonyms of effacement

as in eradication, dismantlement

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for effacement

dismantlement,
eradication

assassination,
execution,
killing,
massacre,
slaughter

breakup,
collapse,
disintegration,
dissolution

depredation,
despoilment,
despoliation

annihilation,
decimation,
demolishment,
demolition,
desolation,
destruction,
devastation,
extermination,
extinction,
havoc,
loss,
mincemeat,
obliteration,
ruin,
ruination,
wastage,
wreckage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for effacement

building,
construction,
erection,
raising

rescue,
salvage,
salvation,
saving

conservation,
preservation,
protection

reclamation,
reconstruction,
re-creation,
refurbishment,
regeneracy,
remodeling,
renovation,
restoration

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“Effacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effacement. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.

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The first known use of effacement was in 1753

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