REMOVAL Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

removal

noun

ri-ˈmü-vəl

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as in disposal

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless a product for the removal of warts

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Recent Examples of removal Sloane represents the survivors of a 67-year-old woman who died in 2022 after a Prospect surgeon performing a partial lung removal mistakenly cut a pulmonary vein, leading to a cascade of complications. —

Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2026 More than 2,000 miles away from Hollywood, Sara Goodall arrived at a Colorado hospital on Wednesday morning for her first-ever surgery, the removal of a kidney. —

Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 Veterinary response focuses on removal rather than treatment for infection. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 Veterinary response focuses on removal rather than infection treatment. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for removal

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Nest Burger at 2540 East Plano Parkway Suite was temporarily closed after inspectors observed a lack of adequate sewage disposal facilities in the kitchen causing an immediate public health hazard.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
The approach, this time combined with an effort to improve trash disposal, is part of a new pilot that will launch in the coming weeks.

— Jenny Gathright, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026