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
• cancelation
• suspension
• abolition
• eradication
• liquidation
• cancellation
• erasure
• abolishment
• dismissal
• avoidance
• abrogation
• nullification
• invalidation
• repeal
• annulment
• dissolution
• defeasance
• voiding
• abortion
• 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
• legalization
• approval
• ratification
• passing
• legitimation
• clearance
• endorsement
• authorization
• legitimization
• permission
• indorsement
• prescription
• ordering
• sanctioning
• commandment
• mandating
• decreeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elimination

Atsu has one goal in mine, the elimination of the Yotei Six, who brutally attacked her family. —Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025

From nail-biting quick-fire challenges to high-stakes elimination rounds like the show’s signature Restaurant Wars, the judges of Top Chef eat well during filming. —Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025

Thursday’s Project Runway Season 21 finale picked up in the middle of a tense elimination, before Heidi officially sent Belania and Antonio home. —Claire Franken, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025

If Thursday brought elimination? —Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025