removal
Act of eliminating
Removal is the act of taking something away or eliminating it: removal of the tumor, stain removal, removal from office.
A removal can also be a relocation—moving from one place to another: The family's removal to the countryside happened suddenly.
In some contexts, removal is a euphemism for killing or assassination.
Extracting earth's resources
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- excavationAct of unearthing
- quarryingOpen-pit stone mining
- harvestingGathering mature crops
uprooting · distillation · pumping · siphoning · dredging · tapping · refining · filtering
Remove dirt or sin
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- detoxifyRemove poisonous substances
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
eliminate · banish · exorcise · rid · decontaminate · sanitize · sterilize · disinfect
Invasive medical procedure
- limbJointed bodily projection
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- surgicalRelating to operations
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
stump · phantom · rehabilitation · disability · trauma · orthopedic · gangrene · necrosis
Declared void from start
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- voidWithout legal effect
- rescindFormally cancel or withdraw
- terminationAct of ending something
discontinuation · withdrawal · repeal · abolition · invalidate · retraction · quash · overturn
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- separationState of being apart
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- detentionTemporary official holding
withdrawal · confinement · segregation · exclusion · insulation · containment · lockdown · distancing
Forcible taking or convulsion
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
confiscate · appropriation · commandeering · sequestration · garnishment · repossession · divestiture · asset
Act of wiping away
- expungeDelete entirely, officially
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- effacementAct of erasing completely
obliteration · purging · shredding · wiping · overwriting · clearing · backspace · undo
One who rents property
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- leaseTemporary use contract
- noticeBecome aware of
- dispossessDeprive of property
foreclosure · vacate · displacement · rent · arrears · default · sheriff · writ
mining
Extracting earth's resources
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- excavationAct of unearthing
- quarryingOpen-pit stone mining
harvesting · uprooting · distillation · pumping · siphoning · dredging · tapping · refining · filtering · decanting
cleanse
Remove dirt or sin
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- detoxifyRemove poisonous substances
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
expel · eliminate · banish · exorcise · rid · decontaminate · sanitize · sterilize · disinfect · flush
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- limbJointed bodily projection
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- surgicalRelating to operations
prosthetic · stump · phantom · rehabilitation · disability · trauma · orthopedic · gangrene · necrosis · tourniquet
annulment
Declared void from start
termination · discontinuation · withdrawal · repeal · abolition · invalidate · retraction · quash · overturn · suspend
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- separationState of being apart
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
detention · withdrawal · confinement · segregation · exclusion · insulation · containment · lockdown · distancing · solitary
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
dispossession · confiscate · appropriation · commandeering · sequestration · garnishment · repossession · divestiture · asset · contraband
erasure
Act of wiping away
- expungeDelete entirely, officially
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
effacement · obliteration · purging · shredding · wiping · overwriting · clearing · backspace · undo · uninstall
tenant
One who rents property
dispossess · foreclosure · vacate · displacement · rent · arrears · default · sheriff · writ · detainer
- declutteringdecluttering, organizing, donating, purging, discarding
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
- eliminationexclusion, eradication, obliteration, expulsion, deletion
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- UK ImmigrationBritish citizenship, British passport, Home Office, immigration law, immigration officer
- body arttattoo artist, sleeve, tribal tattoo, flash art, tattoo ink
removalinstallation
Process of putting in
insertion · placement · implantation · addition · putting in
removalappointment
Scheduled time for something
installation · induction · hiring · recruitment · inauguration
removaladdition
Joining quantities mathematically
accumulation · collection · gathering · acquisition · acquirement
- laser hair removalLight-based permanent depilation
- fat removalExcising adipose deposits
- salt removalEliminating sodium chloride content
- first cousins once removedRelatives one generation apart
- stain removerProduct that eliminates blemishes
- far removedGreatly separated in space
remove, removed, removing, removes, removable, remover, removers, removals, unremoved