Synonyms of erasure

erasure

noun

as in removal

an act of erasing something

accidental erasure of the tape

Related Words

• removal
• elimination
• cancellation
• suspension
• withdrawal
• abolition
• liquidation
• invalidation
• repeal
• dissolution
• dismissal
• eradication
• reversal
• avoidance
• abrogation
• nullification
• annulment
• negation
• voiding
• abolishment
• abortion
• defeasance
• recall
• veto
• revocation
• retraction
• quashing
• abatement
• override
• overruling
• banning
• rescindment
• prohibition
• rejection
• calling off
• overturn
• countermand
• outlawing
• enjoining
• forbiddance
• disallowance

Dissimilar Words

• legislation
• enactment
• establishment
• institution
• validation
• founding
• legitimation
• formalization
• approval
• passing
• legalization
• ratification
• permission
• authorization
• legitimization
• clearance
• endorsement
• prescription
• ordering
• commandment
• sanctioning
• mandating
• decreeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erasure

That’s converting a loss into an erasure, and erasures are much cheaper to correct than silent errors. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Erroneous erasures In April, a Slack channel for moderators of the r/AskHistorians Reddit community was usually busy. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

What initially reads as near abstraction—a blue oval, a red trapezoid, yellow flanking fields—reveals itself as an act of erasure. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Opposing data centers amounts to, potentially, stopping the erasure of millions of jobs. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 July 2026