EXTRACTION Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

extraction

noun

ik-ˈstrak-shən

Definition of extraction

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended a family of Italian extraction

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Recent Examples of extraction John manages to perform an experimental extraction on her, and the pair go on the run, founding the eponymous Dark Skies movement to expose the extraterrestrial threat. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 That means moving beyond extraction toward processing, manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, and the jobs that can come with them. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026 In those demos, the Viceroy was used as a part of a beach extraction simulation, removing an injured person from the shore as well as an open water life raft rescue. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026 Others may be more economical for coding, research, summarization, extraction or repetitive workflow tasks. — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extraction

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Noun

Three years later, Harvard is still giving another group a preference based on ancestry.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Theroux’s Canadian odyssey begins on a personal note, with a history of his French Canadian ancestry.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

Reeves formed the alternative-rock trio — completed by vocalist-guitarist Bret Domrose and drummer-actor Robert Mailhouse — in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, and the group has drawn on the same post-punk lineage Hook helped define.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
The full moon in Taurus on October 26 brings the month’s swirling matters to a full boil, prompting you to realize something important about your worldview or educational lineage that might require you to embody your values differently.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

Today, the inn is particularly popular with US history buffs thanks to the town’s origins, as well as cyclists coming from the nearby Empire State Trail.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
The core Texas Jewish families traced their origins to Western Europe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of origin

Noun

Woznik is part of Stagg’s tradition with players of Polish descent.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Those of South Asian descent are often seen as having been brought over by the British, while the Chinese are viewed with suspicion due to China’s political interference in Myanmar.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

Those women provided a genealogy of aspirations and ideas from which Kingsolver fashioned herself and her sense of the world.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Santiago, Clark said, is the first person to be convicted by a jury in New York State because of the use of investigative genetic genealogy.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of genealogy

Noun

These maritime destinations are a fitting place for Evans’s collection of images handprinted onto heritage yacht sails, each with its own pedigree.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
Portuando and a fellow broker made a video explaining the home’s Hollywood pedigree.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

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