ELIMINATION Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of elimination With San Antonio on the ropes down 3-2 in the series against the Thunder, the Spurs won back-to-back elimination games to reach the Finals for the first time since 2014. —

Scott Phillips, New York Times, 31 May 2026 Miami beat Troy 10-5 on Friday to open tournament play, but the Trojans kept their season alive with a 15-7 win in an elimination game against fourth-seeded Rider earlier Saturday. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026 Usually reserved for Ring of Honor, Survival of the Fittest is a multi-person elimination match where the last remaining competitor will be the winner. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 None of the players still in the draw have yet lifted the trophy in Paris, following Coco Gauff’s elimination on Saturday and Swiatek's exit. —

ABC News, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for elimination

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removal

Noun

But after years of record investment by the state in such wildfire risk mitigation, two key money sources are drying up, potentially reducing the state’s annual budget for vegetation removal by hundreds of millions of dollars.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Environmental advocates say the removal left communities in the dark about chemical risks in their backyards.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 30 May 2026