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weed out

VERB
eradicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolish annihilate eliminate erase expunge exterminate extinguish stamp out uproot 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
build create ratify
STRONG
construct keep schedule set up
WEAK
aid assist establish fix help institute plant
VERB
extract
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cull derive distill elicit exact extort extricate glean obtain pluck pry pull reap separate siphon squeeze withdraw wrest wring
STRONG
avulse catheterize eradicate evoke express extirpate garner gather get secure select take tear uproot yank
WEAK
bring out eke out evulse pick up press out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
give
STRONG
disperse divide fail fix help lose misunderstand plant refuse reject spread stop
WEAK
add edit in insert put in
VERB
phase out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cancel eliminate terminate
VERB
rarefy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attenuate
STRONG
cook cut decrease delete diminish disperse doctor edit emaciate expand extenuate irrigate lace needle prune reduce refine shave spike trim water weaken
WEAK
cut back water down
Antonyms
STRONG
add develop enlarge extend grow increase praise raise strengthen
VERB
thin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decrease diminish irrigate prune refine trim weaken
STRONG
attenuate cook cut delete disperse doctor edit emaciate expand extenuate lace needle rarefy reduce shave spike water
WEAK
cut back water down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop enlarge grow increase
STRONG
strengthen
WEAK
beef up thicken
VERB
uproot
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bear build create fix help
STRONG
ratify remain stay welcome
WEAK
plant settle sow

Example Sentences

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“Each side tries to weed out the other. The distinction we were seeing more of was either general trust or general skepticism.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

She suggested that the Home Office could raise the bar of evidence required to help weed out fake claims.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It is designed to weed out the insecure and trigger-happy, the reckless hotheads with something to prove.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

But they also warned broadly that 2026 could be the year the market begins to weed out many young application-layer AI startups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Sergeant Bloom hoped to weed out the unsatisfactory recruits as soon as possible.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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