ELIMINATION Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of elimination Release of the report this week comes as the Yolo County Board of Supervisors consider about $9 million in cuts to the Health and Human Services Agency, including layoffs, position eliminations and the possible closure of the county welfare office in Winters. —

Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026 The Gators advanced to Sunday’s regional final at noon and could face Georgia Tech again in the double-elimination tournament. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026 The Pistons, however, are now 4-0 when facing elimination in these playoffs and have proved to be a tougher out than their youth would indicate. —

Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 16 May 2026 Ottawa will host Game 3 on Monday as the Charge face elimination for the first time in this postseason. —

ABC News, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for elimination

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removal

Noun

This has included the removal and remote storage of artifacts from 240 classified heritage sites, and the complete destruction of 124 of those sites.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
When a consumer requests removal, companies can delete raw data.

— Chai Outmezguine, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026