ELIMINATED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

eliminated

verb

past tense of eliminate

as in excluded

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors

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Recent Examples of eliminated But with Friday’s 131-113 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Bulls were officially eliminated from postseason contention, removing the last sliver of competition from the final two-week stretch of the season. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026 Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford confirmed the bones are possibly several hundred years old, a finding that effectively eliminated suspicions that surfaced on social media, where many Richland County residents speculated the bones could be linked to a missing person’s cold case. —

Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026 The second concept goes even further, a 22-team lottery that brings in the four teams eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026 Merrimack College was eliminated by North Dakota, Providence College was bounced by Quinnipiac and the University of Connecticut was nipped by Michigan State on Thursday. —

Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 The Azzurri are under pressure to avoid failing to qualify for soccer’s biggest event for a third consecutive time after being eliminated by Sweden in 2017 and North Macedonia in 2022. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 Those who are eliminated walk the plank and plummet into the sea. —

Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026 But over the next centuries, that changed as humans reshaped the landscape and eliminated predators like wolves, bears and cougars. —

Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 This round of layoffs comes months after 100 jobs were eliminated at CBS News in October, following CEO David Ellison’s acquisition of CBS’s parent company, Paramount. —

Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

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How retail investors get exposure to private credit While pensions are major investors in private credit, 401(k) plans have generally excluded these assets from their lineups.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Four Democrats running for governor called on their fellow candidates to boycott an upcoming debate at USC, reiterating concerns that the criteria used to determine who was invited to participate resulted in every prominent candidate of color being excluded from the forum.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026