eliminating

VERB

remove, throw out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cancel defeat dispose of disqualify eradicate erase exclude get rid of ignore knock out oust phase out stamp out waive wipe out

STRONG

annihilate discard discharge dismiss disregard drop eject evict expel exterminate invalidate kill liquidate murder omit reject slay terminate waste

WEAK

blot out bump off cast out count out cut out dispense with do away with drive out leave out put out rub out rule out set aside shut the door on take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

add aid allow create establish help hold keep permit retain

STRONG

accept admit approve bear begin build employ engage give birth hire include initiate preserve save start take in welcome

WEAK

choose ratify sanction

Example Sentences

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"Eliminating senescent cells doesn't just slow the fatty liver -- it actually reverses it."

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Eliminating Iran’s threat to American interests in the Middle East was never going to be easy, even under the best conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Eliminating the need to find a pre- or post-show restaurant, Vinyl Room has a full Asian-inspired menu created by Chef Ryan DeRieux.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Eliminating buybacks could theoretically reduce 2026 growth in earnings per share by 3.2 percentage points.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Eliminating those unfamiliar with the Stooges’ slapstick, physical, lowbrow comedy, I found that an overwhelming 8 percent of my sample admitted to such an indulgence.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos