eradicating

VERB

destroy; remove

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish annihilate eliminate erase expunge exterminate extinguish stamp out uproot weed out wipe out

STRONG

abate demolish deracinate efface extirpate liquidate obliterate off purge raze scratch scrub squash torpedo total trash waste

WEAK

blot out do away with mow down root out rub out shoot down take out unroot wash out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear build create ratify

STRONG

construct keep schedule set up

WEAK

aid assist establish fix help institute plant

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eradicating

His hopes of eradicating it by 2020 were dashed, although numbers are still down significantly on what they were 10 years ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Completely eradicating the paper check, however, would be a steep psychological hill to climb.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Thi Thanh Huong Tran and others suggest, however, that authorities have slim chance of eradicating Vietnam's counterfeit market.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

“The task of eradicating the soil and conditions that breed corruption is still arduous.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Television had shrunk the world, and had in the process become a great weapon for eradicating ignorance and promoting democracy.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela