Synonyms of elimination

elimination

noun

as in removal

the act or process of removing something or someone

the elimination of waste products from the body

Repeatedly breaking the rules will result in your elimination from the game.

Related Words

• removal
• withdrawal
• suspension
• abolition
• eradication
• liquidation
• cancellation
• erasure
• abolishment
• dismissal
• avoidance
• abrogation
• nullification
• invalidation
• repeal
• annulment
• dissolution
• defeasance
• abortion
• voiding
• negation
• abatement
• veto
• banning
• revocation
• quashing
• overruling
• override
• recall
• rescindment
• reversal
• retraction
• prohibition
• calling off
• outlawing
• rejection
• overturn
• forbiddance
• enjoining
• countermand
• disallowance

Dissimilar Words

• legislation
• enactment
• establishment
• institution
• founding
• validation
• formalization
• approval
• legalization
• ratification
• passing
• legitimation
• clearance
• endorsement
• authorization
• legitimization
• permission
• prescription
• ordering
• sanctioning
• commandment
• mandating
• decreeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elimination

Recent Sacramento Bee reporting has shown that the Legislature’s elimination of enforcement mechanisms have rendered CARE Court powerless to provide treatment to the people it is meant to serve. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The Orioles and Blue Jays both entered this twin bill one loss from elimination. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Too often, environmental advocates insist on the elimination of poaching, logging, and other harmful activities while remaining wholly unfamiliar with the factors at play that lead to predation, neglect, and abuse of nature. — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

How to watch and vote Voting for Fat Bear Week takes place online, with winners advancing through a single-elimination bracket until one champion remains. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026