eliminations
Getting rid of
Eliminations is the plural of elimination—the process of removing or getting rid of something.
In competitions, eliminations are rounds where losers are removed: The early eliminations narrowed the field to eight.
In physiology, elimination refers to bodily waste expulsion.
In problem-solving, the process of elimination rules out possibilities one by one.
Multi-round competitive event
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- bracketSupport or category
- qualifiersWords limiting scope
semifinals · quarterfinals · finals · heats · seedings · contenders · matchup · championship
Banishment from a group
- blackballingGroup exclusion practice
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- banishmentForced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
rejection · marginalization · boycott · excommunication · proscription · debarment · snubbing · vetoing
Removal of content
- erasureAct of wiping away
- expungingRemoving completely from existence
- extractionAct of removing
- excisionCutting out of tissue
clearing · disposal · purging · weeding · culling · striking · redaction · cancellation
Removing harmful substances internally
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- flushingWashing by water surge
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
excretion · voiding · expelling · sweating · urination · defecation · bowel movement · waste removal
Reductions in spending
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- trimmingCutting away excess
- paring downGradual reduction process
curtailment · consolidation · layoffs · workforce reduction · budget cuts · phaseouts · attrition · restructuring
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
qualifiers · semifinals · quarterfinals · finals · heats · seedings · contenders · matchup · championship · rounds
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- blackballingGroup exclusion practice
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- banishmentForced removal from place
expulsion · rejection · marginalization · boycott · excommunication · proscription · debarment · snubbing · vetoing · outcasting
deletion
Removal of content
- erasureAct of wiping away
- expungingRemoving completely from existence
- extractionAct of removing
excision · clearing · disposal · purging · weeding · culling · striking · redaction · cancellation · voiding
detoxification
Removing harmful substances internally
purging · excretion · voiding · expelling · sweating · urination · defecation · bowel movement · waste removal
cutbacks
Reductions in spending
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- trimmingCutting away excess
paring down · curtailment · consolidation · layoffs · workforce reduction · budget cuts · phaseouts · attrition · restructuring · rationalization
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Simple Life
- ballroom dancingwaltz, foxtrot, polka, quickstep, tango
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- Baking Showcakes, pies, bread, cookies, pastries
- accountingbookkeeping, ledger, balance sheet, general ledger, accounts payable
eliminationsadditions
Things joined to existing wholes
inclusions · incorporations · insertions · introductions · admissions
eliminationsretentions
Acts of keeping possession
preservations · selections · salvations · rescues · reprieves
eliminationscreations
Things made anew
establishments · generations · productions · formations · constructions
- 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