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

The ABA last month proposed eliminating its requirement for full-time faculty to teach the first one-third of coursework.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Despite these concerns, the researchers do not believe that eliminating smartphones from young people's lives is the answer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Election authorities say the revision was aimed at eliminating duplicate, deceased and fraudulent entries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Pentagon this year condensed more than 200 religious affiliation codes to 31, initially eliminating specific classifications for atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans, among others.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

But three subsequent United States Supreme Court decisions had put strict limits on the sentences that juveniles can receive, eliminating death sentences and many sentences of life without the possibility of parole, sometimes called LWOP.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater