Synonyms of extirpated

extirpated 1 of 2

adjective

as in obliterated

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

extirpated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of extirpate

as in eradicated

to destroy all traces of

the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extirpated

Adjective

The plains wolf ecotype was extirpated thanks, mostly, to government eradication efforts, wildlife managers note in the report. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026

Verb

When wolves were extirpated from the Midwest and the East, coyotes starting expanding eastward with little competition from wolves. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

The apex predators were extirpated in the state in the 1920s, beginning to naturally recolonize their native digs only 15 years ago. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Though extirpated as animals, flamingos nonetheless became icons of the state. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026

Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Over a century earlier sea otters, another key urchin predator, were extirpated by the fur trade, leaving the system precariously reliant on sea stars alone. — Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026

The bears were extirpated, or intentionally eliminated from an area, decades ago. — Eva Flowe may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026

Though otters were never completely extirpated from Pennsylvania, the state park says their numbers were vastly reduced. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

It's believed the last wolves in California were extirpated by the 1920s. — NPR, 26 Oct. 2025