elimination

Total weeding out

Elimination is the act of removing or getting rid of something.

In competitions, elimination means being knocked out—unable to continue: single-elimination tournament, process of elimination.

The word applies to bodily waste functions in medical or polite contexts: bowel elimination.

To work through possibilities by elimination is to rule them out one by one until only the answer remains.

removal

eradication

Total elimination of something

extractionAct of removing
excisionCutting out of tissue
ablationRemoval by cutting, melting

deletion · erasure · expungement · clearance · disposal · extirpation · effacement · weeding out · culling · pruning

bodily

urination

Releasing fluid waste

defecationExpulsion of feces
excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
voidingNullifying or emptying

evacuation · bowel movement · detoxification · sweating · perspiration · filtration · waste removal · flushing out · passing · cleansing

annihilation

extermination

Complete destruction of a group

destructionAct of completely ruining
obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
liquidationSelling assets for cash

decimation · genocide · massacre · slaughter · purge · ethnic cleansing · pogrom · holocaust · mass killing · cleansing

contest

tournament

Multi-round competitive event

knockoutIncapacitating final blow
bracketSupport or category
playoffsChampionship elimination series

qualifier · round-robin · survivor · wildcard · seed · matchup · showdown · tiebreaker · underdog · victor

expulsion

banishment

Forced removal from place

deportationLegal expulsion from country
exileBanishment from homeland
evictionForced departure from rental

ejection · ousting · dismissal · ostracism · exclusion · blackballing · purging · disbarment · excommunication · expelling

diet

detox

Substance removal process

fastingDeliberate food avoidance
cleanseRemove dirt or sin
food sensitivityAdverse reaction to ingredients

restriction · cutting out · avoiding · reset · purification

Categories

match resultswin, defeat, draw, tie, victory
playoffsbracket, brackets, playoff bracket, playoff game, playoff round
reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Simple Life
test takingA, B, C, D, E
algebravariables, equations, equation, polynomials, algebraic equations
Pro Wrestlingheel, WrestleMania, face turn, Royal Rumble, kayfabe

Opposites

removal vs. addition

eliminationaddition

Joining quantities mathematically

inclusion · incorporation · insertion · introduction · supplementation

destruction vs. creation

eliminationcreation

Making something exist

generation · constitution · establishment · formation · production

exclusion vs. inclusion

eliminationinclusion

Being made part

admission · acceptance · qualification · advancement · enrollment

Phrases

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

Family

eliminating, eliminations, eliminative

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Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G