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eradication

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Synonyms & Antonyms of eradication

1 as in removal, elimination

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for eradication

elimination,
erasure,
liquidation,
removal

abatement,
abolishment,
abolition,
abrogation,
annulment,
avoidance,
cancellation
(also cancelation),
defeasance,
dissolution,
invalidation,
negation,
nullification,
quashing,
repeal,
rescindment,
voiding

abortion,
calling off,
recall

countermand,
override,
overruling,
overturn,
veto

retraction,
reversal,
revocation,
suspension,
withdrawal

banning,
enjoining,
forbiddance,
outlawing,
prohibition

disallowance,
dismissal,
rejection

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for eradication

enactment,
legislation

establishment,
founding,
institution

formalization,
legalization,
legitimation,
legitimization,
validation

passing,
ratification

approval,
authorization,
clearance,
endorsement
(also indorsement),
permission,
sanctioning

commandment,
decreeing,
mandating,
ordering,
prescription

2 as in destruction, devastation

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for eradication

annihilation,
decimation,
demolishing,
destruction,
devastation,
extermination

mortality

genocide,
pogrom

bloodletting,
bloodshed,
foul play,
homicide,
killing,
manslaughter,
murder,
slaying

assassination,
execution

bloodbath,
butchery,
carnage,
death,
holocaust,
massacre,
slaughter

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