Synonyms of evacuating

evacuating

verb

present participle of evacuate

as in emptying

to remove the contents of

evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptying
• clearing
• cleaning
• draining
• vacating
• eliminating
• sweeping
• voiding
• purging
• wasting
• flushing
• exhausting
• drawing (off)
• bleeding
• depleting
• scouring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filling
• loading

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evacuating

But with military flyovers continuing, some attendees stopped in their tracks to take pictures of ongoing flyovers instead of evacuating. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Ground robots are hauling ammunition, evacuating wounded troops, laying mines, and increasingly carrying weapons into combat as Ukraine tries to replace as many frontline tasks as possible with machines. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

More ships entered the Gulf over the weekend than departed, reversing a trend seen over the previous week, when efforts focused on evacuating seafarers stranded in the Gulf. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Ramaphosa has dispatched envoys across the continent to calm governments in countries such as Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria and Mozambique, several of which have already begun evacuating their citizens. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 June 2026

Residents described evacuating swaying buildings and seeing entire walls collapse. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 25 June 2026

Some self-evacuating counselors separated from their campers, who were directed to Rec Hall; as a result, some campers were left without adequate supervision for the remainder of the flood event. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Grant also said passengers should consider wearing closed-toe shoes, which can aid in quickly evacuating. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026

Further video shows officers calmly evacuating two small children as the kids' family comforts them. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026