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Synonyms for uproot

28 synonyms
2 antonyms
2 meanings

verb

Most common

eradicate extirpate exterminate destroy deracinate unroot

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Eradicate — to destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate

eradicate, extirpate, exterminate, destroy, annihilate, root out, remove, demolish, root up, obliterate, eliminate, devastate, overturn, ruin, wipe out, subvert, liquidate, ravage, extinguish, abate, blot out, raze

2. Deracinate — to tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up

deracinate, unroot, rout UK, outroot, grub up dated, disroot dated

Antonyms

radicate, inculcate

All antonyms of uproot →

Definitions

v. 1
To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
v. 2
To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.

Related words

Word family: uprootedness uprooter uprooting

Forms

Past participle: uprooted
e.g. uprooted → eradicated, extirpated, exterminated, destroyed…

Example sentences

destroy Do you really think it will destroy my reputation?
eradicate We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.
exterminate The insecticide promised to exterminate cockroaches.
extirpate This thing is necessary to extirpate the evil of the world.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
uproot		rising
destroy		steady
eradicate		steady
exterminate		steady
extirpate		steady
unroot		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: ruin², rout¹, raze¹
5 letters: abate²
6 letters: remove², ravage², unroot
7 letters: destroy², subvert², outroot, disroot
8 letters: demolish³, overturn³
9 letters: eliminate⁴, eradicate⁴, liquidate³, devastate³, extirpate³
10 letters: extinguish³, annihilate⁴, obliterate⁴, deracinate
11 letters: exterminate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin² = 2 syllables).