Synonyms of eradicating

eradicating

verb

present participle of eradicate

as in erasing

to destroy all traces of

the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erasing
• abolishing
• destroying
• exterminating
• obliterating
• annihilating
• demolishing
• expunging
• extirpating
• effacing
• liquidating
• shattering
• canceling
• wiping out
• killing
• sweeping (away)
• dismantling
• ruining
• stamping (out)
• cleaning (up)
• ravaging
• discarding
• blotting out
• consuming
• rooting (out)
• decimating
• wrecking
• devastating
• dissolving
• wasting
• flattening
• blacking out
• snuffing (out)
• rubbing out
• razing
• smashing
• expelling
• dashing
• finishing
• devouring
• fragmenting
• excising
• ejecting
• tearing down
• dynamiting
• pulverizing
• totaling
• blasting
• terminating
• mowing (down)
• atomizing
• splintering
• ditching
• powdering
• jettisoning
• ousting
• killing off
• zapping
• dooming
• cutting
• blowing up
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• preserving
• saving
• conserving
• creating
• making
• building
• constructing
• forming
• shaping
• manufacturing
• forging
• framing
• restoring
• repairing
• fixing
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• fashioning
• renewing
• fabricating
• renovating
• patching
• revamping
• mending
• reconditioning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eradicating

Back then, researchers were focused on eradicating the New World screwworm, a nasty pest that lays its eggs in wounds on living creatures. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

The quest for 500 million flies The only way the US has succeeded in eradicating screwworm is by breeding millions of flies, sterilizing them using radiation and dropping them in areas with infestations. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

The brand also claims that this sweeps away plaque rather than just blasting a hole through it, more effectively eradicating the sludgy bacteria. — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026

Tlaib is also a prominent critic of Israel; her rhetoric has been chastised by Jewish colleagues as an antisemitic call for eradicating Jews, a charge the congresswoman and her supporters reject. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

That method, called Sterile Insect Technique, was originally successful in eradicating flies from the United States and Central America and pushing the screwworm population back beyond the Darién Gap at the border of Panama and Colombia. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

This is a sector that’s helped solve civilizational challenges like eradicating smallpox and lifting more than a billion people out of extreme poverty. — Max Simkoff, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

This new war on poverty seems intent on increasing it, not eradicating it. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Antibacterial wipes can also be beneficial for eradicating dirt and germs from both handles and zippers. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026