Definitions

uproot

[uhp-root, -root] / ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt /

VERB

destroy; rip out of a place

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate demolish displace eradicate exterminate overthrow overturn wipe out

STRONG

abate abolish deracinate eliminate excavate exile extirpate extract move remove weed

WEAK

blot out dig up do away with pull up root out tear up weed out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear build create fix help

STRONG

ratify remain stay welcome

WEAK

plant settle sow

Example Sentences

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To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Efforts to help the crisis-hit industry include the government's latest 130-million-euro "arrachage" fund that opened last Friday, offering subsidies to loss-making owners to uproot their vines.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Most of us can’t simply uproot our life, quit our jobs and move to a carefully curated farmhouse in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

By the time it struck Jamaica, the storm had reached Category 5 strength, with gusts fierce enough to tear roofs from concrete homes, uproot trees and snap power poles.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

There was a big task pressing in on us, a big responsibility: to shoulder some power, to uproot the dictator’s thugs, to be effective and thorough with-out becoming vengeful.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

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