eradicating

VERB

destroy; remove

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish annihilate eliminate erase expunge exterminate extinguish stamp out uproot weed out wipe out

STRONG

abate demolish deracinate efface extirpate liquidate obliterate off purge raze scratch scrub squash torpedo total trash waste

WEAK

blot out do away with mow down root out rub out shoot down take out unroot wash out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear build create ratify

STRONG

construct keep schedule set up

WEAK

aid assist establish fix help institute plant

Example Sentences

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Eradicating graft is one of the top requirements for Ukraine's application for EU membership.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Eradicating Hamas could be a much tougher task.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Eradicating all polioviruses is certainly possible, says Thompson, although it will take a lot of effort.

From Scientific American • Aug. 21, 2023

Eradicating smallpox entirely on a global scale was a technical impossibility.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2021

Eradicating ink is simply a bleaching process," she remarked, "which leaves the iron of the ink as a white oxide instead of a black oxide.

From Constance Dunlap by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)