Synonyms for extirpate
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Eradicate — to destroy completely; to annihilate
eradicate, exterminate, annihilate, uproot, destroy, root out, extinguish, obliterate, remove, eliminate, abolish, abate, wipe out, liquidate, stamp out, blot out, efface, raze, erase
2. Extricate — to pull up by the roots; uproot
Definitions
- v. 1
To pull up by the roots; uproot.
- v. 2
To destroy completely; to annihilate.
Related words
- Word family
- extirpation
Forms
- Past participle
- extirpated
e.g. extirpated → eradicated, exterminated, annihilated, uprooted…
Example sentences
- eradicate We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.
- exterminate The insecticide promised to exterminate cockroaches.
- annihilate We shall annihilate anyone who stands in our way!
- uproot Powerful winds on Earth can uproot trees, toss over cars, and destroy houses.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| extirpate | steady | |
| eradicate | steady | |
| exterminate | steady | |
| annihilate | rising | |
| uproot | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- raze1
- 5 letters
- erase2, abate2
- 6 letters
- remove2, excise2, uproot2, efface2
- 7 letters
- destroy2, abolish3
- 9 letters
- eliminate4, eradicate4, liquidate3, extricate3
- 10 letters
- extinguish3, annihilate4, obliterate4, deracinate
- 11 letters
- exterminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erase2 = 2 syllables).