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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WHO has played a role in eradicating smallpox and tackling public health threats like polio, HIV, Ebola and tuberculosis.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

It's a Sin writer Russell T Davies has warned "the fight is not over" when it comes to eradicating HIV.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Skeptical review of sex-based laws has been essential to eradicating these rules and ensuring that sex does not determine the schools we attend, the jobs we do, the care we provide, and beyond.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

But once such species are introduced, detecting and eradicating them quickly becomes the goal.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025

Virtually every southern state was infested with Aedes aegypti, these experts pointed out, but funds would run out before the job of eradicating the mosquitoes was half completed.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy