Synonyms of elimination

elimination

noun

as in removal

the act or process of removing something or someone

the elimination of waste products from the body

Repeatedly breaking the rules will result in your elimination from the game.

Related Words

• removal
• withdrawal
• suspension
• abolition
• eradication
• liquidation
• cancellation
• erasure
• abolishment
• dismissal
• avoidance
• abrogation
• nullification
• invalidation
• repeal
• annulment
• dissolution
• defeasance
• abortion
• voiding
• negation
• abatement
• veto
• banning
• revocation
• quashing
• overruling
• override
• recall
• rescindment
• reversal
• retraction
• prohibition
• calling off
• outlawing
• rejection
• overturn
• forbiddance
• enjoining
• countermand
• disallowance

Dissimilar Words

• legislation
• enactment
• establishment
• institution
• founding
• validation
• formalization
• approval
• legalization
• ratification
• passing
• legitimation
• clearance
• endorsement
• authorization
• legitimization
• permission
• prescription
• ordering
• sanctioning
• commandment
• mandating
• decreeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elimination

That changed recently, when investigators at the Fuwai Hospital in Beijing reported the first randomized trial evaluating transcatheter elimination of the pouch. — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Paige Bueckers had 21 points and six rebounds for Dallas, which won seven of eight to end the season to earn the seventh seed and will now try to stave off elimination at home. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The three-game series now shifts to New York for an elimination game with the Liberty on the verge of being the first WNBA eighth seed to take down a top overall seed. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026

Players will go up against the outerwear-grabbing coat rack, stack Everlasting Gobstoppers, navigate a shrinking hallway and resist elimination from the golden goose egg. — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026