"Why me?" "Because, by process of elimination, there was no other choice."
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Elimination
/ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
Synonyms for "elimination" (168 found)
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Closest matches (34)
abolishmentabolitionabscissionamputationannihilationannulmentassassinationblackoutbloody murderbumping-offcancellationcastawaycastoffchokingchoking offcleaning outclearanceclearingdeep sixdefecation
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Strong matches (50)
Noun(14 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (84)
Noun(18 words)
extinctionextinguishmentextirpationextravasationextrusionexudationfade outfadingflowfluxfoul playgoingholocausthomicidejettisonjunkingliquidationmanslaughtermeltingmurder
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mutilationnegationnullificationoccultationoff-loadingomissionostracismoutlawingoutlawrypassingpurgepurgingrefuserejectrejectamentarejectionremovalrescissionriddancerooting outscrappingsecretionsettlementseverancesilencingsnuffing outstiflingstrangulationsuffocationsuppressionsuspensionthrowawaythuggeethuggerythuggismtransudationunloadinguprootingvanishingventingvoidancevoidingwipewithdrawal
Verb(2 words)
obviatingremove items
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5 entriesdisease eliminationoption pruningpest eliminationsolution narrowingwaste elimination
Collocations
6 entrieselimination methodelimination processpest eliminationprocess of eliminationrapid eliminationwaste elimination
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
You need to start an elimination diet.
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Tom started an elimination diet to identify the cause of his fatigue.
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You cannot create a settler state without the elimination of the natives.
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