Synonyms of uprooting

uprooting

verb

present participle of uproot

as in pulling

to draw out by force or with effort

uprooted the old bridge's pilings upon the completion of its replacement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulling
• prying
• extracting
• yanking
• plucking
• removing
• tearing (out)
• taking (out)
• rooting (out)
• wresting
• corkscrewing
• wringing
• withdrawing
• prizing
• mining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserting
• installing
• instilling
• implanting
• stuffing
• jamming
• wedging
• ramming
• cramming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uprooting

Earlier this month, bulldozers were videoed uprooting trees and shoveling dirt as wild animals trotted by. — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

But even if Ellison makes good on his threat, uprooting one of Hollywood’s oldest studios, along with its workforce and decades of production infrastructure, wouldn’t be easy. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Three of the tornadoes touched down in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, uprooting trees, damaging homes and knocking out power to numerous utility customers. — Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Damage can range from broken limbs, split trunks, uprooting, and crown twist, when winds cause the tree to twist and potentially crack or damage the trunk. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

Tasks include trailblazing and uprooting invasive weeds at the adjacent Richardson Grove State Park; river beach cleanups; painting barns, auditoriums, cabins and kitchen walls; building benches and greenhouses; and planting fruit trees. — Savita Patel, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Families and physicians warn that uprooting residents with Alzheimer’s can trigger dangerous decline, while a severe shortage of specialized beds in the South Bay deepens a looming public health crisis. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Then, in May, on the beaches around the Vjosa Delta, considered the last wild river on the continent, bulldozers arrived and began uprooting pine trees, flattening dunes, and opening access routes. — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

Strip mining it in the US can be particularly destructive to the environment, uprooting entire ecosystems. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026