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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

eliminating

Its passage reflected Democratic lawmakers’ desire to save money — about $150 million a year per prison — by eliminating underused correctional facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Or is it only after someone is dead that we can take a critical look at their life, eliminating the chance to keep the subject part of the conversation?

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Nike named Walmart’s Jane Ewing as its chief commercial officer, months after it said it was eliminating the position.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Alex Grinberg, a senior fellow focused on Iran at the Turan Research Center, said the war set back Iran significantly by eliminating infrastructure and people in the nuclear programme and imposing massive economic damage.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

“While you were off having fun, I was doing the dirty work of defending your old faction, eliminating interfaction conflict...”

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth