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

In this case, it is alleged that these defendants thought the road to acquittal was the elimination of a witness. —Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

That includes deep cuts to the National Institutes of Health, the elimination of a health research agency, and the creation of a new agency devoted to chronic diseases called the Administration for a Healthy America. —Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026

The elimination of the plants could pose an existential threat to Kuwait City, the country’s capital, which is heavily reliant on desalination, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. —Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026

Furthermore, these will be the last eliminations before the jury. —Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026