Synonyms of eliminating

eliminating

verb

present participle of eliminate

as in excluding

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of

the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excluding
• banning
• preventing
• barring
• prohibiting
• debarring
• excepting
• banishing
• counting (out)
• expelling
• shutting out
• suspending
• freezing out
• ruling out
• obviating
• exiling
• precluding
• closing one's doors to
• closing out
• blocking
• impeding
• ostracizing
• hindering
• deterring
• excommunicating
• deporting
• blacklisting
• obstructing
• blackballing
• ousting
• ceasing
• halting
• checking off
• disregarding
• discontinuing
• warding (off)
• staving off
• throwing out
• combing (out)
• weeding (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• including
• admitting
• receiving
• accepting
• embracing
• taking in
• welcoming
• entertaining
• unbanning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eliminating

No small part was eliminating suspects who might want Bakley dead. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Coming up next, the bridges will be finished with the end goal of putting all of the entering and exiting traffic of I-79 through a single intersection on the west side of the interstate, and eliminating the existing intersection on the east side. — John Shumway, CBS News, 30 July 2026

After landing, the aircraft automatically released its cargo before departing, eliminating the need for ground crews or dedicated unloading equipment. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Everything is handled via wiring, eliminating the need for lots of microwave-carrying cabling into the refrigeration system that keeps the hardware near absolute zero. — ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Only one year after eliminating its entire intercollegiate athletics program because of a huge budget deficit, Sonoma State University is bringing it back, the university has announced. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

But eliminating the filibuster is a way to win the battle and lose the war. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Rinehart, a veteran of political and issue-advocacy campaigns, was a former swimmer at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, which proposed eliminating the sport in 2013 amid a campus budget shortfall. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

Most importantly for attendees, the Secret Service and a private security firm hired by WHCA have worked together on eliminating the loopholes that led to a security breach in April. — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026