Definitions

uproot

[uhp-root, -root] / ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt /

VERB

destroy; rip out of a place

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate demolish displace eradicate exterminate overthrow overturn wipe out

STRONG

abate abolish deracinate eliminate excavate exile extirpate extract move remove weed

WEAK

blot out dig up do away with pull up root out tear up weed out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear build create fix help

STRONG

ratify remain stay welcome

WEAK

plant settle sow

Example Sentences

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Many Chinese professionals have settled down in the U.S. and are raising families, making it hard to uproot their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Efforts to help the crisis-hit industry include the government's latest 130-million-euro "arrachage" fund that opened last Friday, offering subsidies to loss-making owners to uproot their vines.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Deep was targeted by Brook, but held his line to uproot middle stump when Brook aimed the needless sweep.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

The job offered him greater pay and meant that he would no longer need to uproot his wife and young boys.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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