Synonyms of eradicated

eradicated 1 of 2

adjective

as in obliterated

Related Words

• obliterated
• extirpated
• destroyed
• exterminated
• mutilated
• disintegrated
• wiped out
• damaged
• mangled
• ruined
• demolished
• wrecked
• devastated
• fragile
• defaced
• pulverized
• breakable
• brittle
• dynamited
• collapsed
• exploded
• frangible
• split
• frail
• cracked
• splintered
• imploded
• ruinate
• blasted
• broken
• delicate
• fragmented
• shattered
• busted
• smashed
• fractured
• detonated
• slivered

Dissimilar Words

• unbroken
• repaired
• fixed
• reconstructed
• healed
• mended
• patched
• rebuilt
• unbreakable
• infrangible

eradicated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of eradicate

as in erased

to destroy all traces of

the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erased
• abolished
• destroyed
• obliterated
• exterminated
• annihilated
• expunged
• demolished
• extirpated
• wiped out
• swept (away)
• liquidated
• effaced
• shattered
• canceled
• stamped (out)
• killed
• dismantled
• ruined
• cleaned (up)
• blotted out
• rooted (out)
• discarded
• ravaged
• consumed
• decimated
• blacked out
• snuffed (out)
• devastated
• dissolved
• rubbed out
• wrecked
• flattened
• razed
• wasted
• dashed
• expelled
• smashed
• excised
• finished
• ejected
• fragmented
• doomed
• devoured
• totaled
• pulverized
• terminated
• powdered
• atomized
• splintered
• blasted
• mowed (down)
• ousted
• tore down
• blew up
• zapped
• dynamited
• jettisoned
• cut
• killed off
• ditched
• threw out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• preserved
• saved
• created
• built
• constructed
• made
• manufactured
• formed
• conserved
• shaped
• restored
• forged
• framed
• fabricated
• fashioned
• fixed
• repaired
• rebuilt
• renewed
• reconstructed
• renovated
• patched
• revamped
• mended
• reconditioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eradicated

Verb

But before the thylacine was fully eradicated, 13 pups of the marsupial species were preserved in alcohol. — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Racist chanting in grounds has been heard since the 1960s and though less common now, it has not been eradicated, as recent examples of the abuse of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior show. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026

In 1980, smallpox became the first human disease ever eradicated worldwide. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly eradicated from the United States in the 1960s, has resurfaced in the American Southwest. — Eva Flowe july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

That's because these new attacks come amid a worrying resurgence in the virus in areas where it was once considered eradicated. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

One month into the New World screwworm outbreak in Texas and the first parasitic fly detection in the United States after it was eradicated in 1966, cases continue to grow. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Under the current court, a core individual right – free speech, free exercise of religion, or personal defense with firearms – can be regulated but not eradicated, limited but not eliminated. — Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

Decades after a deadly virus known as GRID was said to have eradicated homosexuality, a suburban family’s pristine life unravels the day their teenage son starts to uncover the truth. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 June 2026