Synonyms for excision
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Extirpation
extirpation, ablation, eradication, destruction, extermination, extinction, deracination, annihilation
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The removal of some text during editing.
- n. 2
The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
Forms
- Plural
- excisions → extirpations, ablations, eradications, destructions…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| excision | steady | |
| eradication | falling | |
| ablation | rising | |
| extirpation | falling | |
| deracination | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1
- 8 letters
- deletion3, ablation3
- 9 letters
- resection3
- 10 letters
- extinction3
- 11 letters
- destruction3, eradication5, extirpation
- 12 letters
- annihilation5, deracination
- 13 letters
- extermination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deletion3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- excision
- Español
- escisión
- Deutsch
- Mädchenbeschneidung