eliminating
Taking something out
Eliminating is removing or getting rid of something entirely.
Teams are eliminated from tournaments when they lose and can no longer advance.
A detective eliminates suspects by ruling them out.
You might eliminate dairy from your diet or eliminate unnecessary expenses.
The word sometimes serves as a euphemism for killing: The agency was accused of eliminating political opponents.
Destroy completely, leaving nothing
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- destroyCause complete ruin
- decimateDestroy a large portion
extirpate · abolish · wipeout · raze · demolish · vanquish · devastate · uproot
Rendering unfit to compete
- barringExcluding from consideration
- ruling outEliminating from consideration
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- droppingLetting something fall
rejecting · ousting · expelling · removing · weeding out · filtering out · sidelining · blacklisting
Removing recorded marks
- expungingRemoving completely from existence
- removingTaking something out
- effacingRemoving from view
- wipingRubbing to clean
canceling · voiding · nullifying · striking out · blotting out · rubbing out · scratching out · crossing out
Removing dirt or toxins
- detoxifyingEliminating toxic substances
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- decontaminatingRemoving harmful agents
- sanitizingEliminating harmful microorganisms
sterilizing · purifying · flushing · clearing · expelling · ridding · exorcising · detoxing
Repeated striking or pulsing
- knocking outCausing sudden unconsciousness
- oustingForcible removal from position
- vanquishingDefeating completely in battle
- bestingOvercoming in competition
overcoming · conquering · dispatching · trouncing · crushing · routing · toppling · unseating
annihilate
Destroy completely, leaving nothing
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- destroyCause complete ruin
decimate · extirpate · abolish · wipeout · raze · demolish · vanquish · devastate · uproot · dismantle
disqualifying
Rendering unfit to compete
- barringExcluding from consideration
- ruling outEliminating from consideration
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
dropping · rejecting · ousting · expelling · removing · weeding out · filtering out · sidelining · blacklisting · striking
erasing
Removing recorded marks
wiping · canceling · voiding · nullifying · striking out · blotting out · rubbing out · scratching out · crossing out · blanking out
cleansing
Removing dirt or toxins
- detoxifyingEliminating toxic substances
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- decontaminatingRemoving harmful agents
sanitizing · sterilizing · purifying · flushing · clearing · expelling · ridding · exorcising · detoxing · scrubbing
beating
Repeated striking or pulsing
- knocking outCausing sudden unconsciousness
- oustingForcible removal from position
- vanquishingDefeating completely in battle
besting · overcoming · conquering · dispatching · trouncing · crushing · routing · toppling · unseating · dethroning
- eliminatingeradicating, wiping out, exterminating, abolishing, annihilating
- reducingshrinking, lessening, diminishing, decreasing, cutting back
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- decision makingchoice, preference, picking, selection, options
- declutteringdecluttering, organizing, donating, purging, discarding
- Test-taking actionsanswering, guessing, bubbling, circling, marking
eliminatingcreating
Making something new
generating · introducing · establishing · producing · originating
eliminatingaccepting
Willing to receive
including · admitting · welcoming · embracing · incorporating
eliminatingadding
Joining to increase
inserting · including · incorporating · introducing · appending
- process of eliminationSolving by removing impossibilities
- elimination dietsRemoving foods to identify triggers
- single-elimination tournamentCompetition where losers exit immediately
- elimination roundsSequential contests removing losers
- double eliminationTournament requiring two defeats
- single elimination