Thesaurus
eradicate
Synonyms and Antonyms of eradicate
to destroy all traces of the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe Synonyms abolish, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, annihilate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, root (out), rub out, snuff (out), stamp (out), sweep (away), wipe outRelated Words decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, ravage; dismantle, flatten, mow (down), raze, tear down; ruin, total, waste, wreck; blast, blow up, dash, dynamite, smash; atomize, consume, devour, dissolve, fragment, powder, pulverize, shatter, splinter; doom, finish, kill, kill off, terminate, zap; cancel, cut, discard, ditch, eject, excise, expel, jettison, oust, throw outNear Antonyms conserve, preserve, protect, save; build, construct, create, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, shape; fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renew, renovate, repair, restore, revamp
From the M-W Editors
eradicate was our Word of the Day on 02/10/2015. Hear the podcast!
Theme music by Joshua Stamper ©2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP
Learn More about eradicate
-
Dictionary: Definition of eradicate Spanish Central: Translation of eradicate Nglish: Translation of eradicate for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of eradicate for Arabic speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up eradicate? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!