removal synonyms

removal

n.

  1. The state of being removed

    dismissal, discharge, expulsion, exile, deportation, banishment, elimination, extraction, dislodgment, eviction, evacuation, ejection, transference, eradication, extermination, extirpation, replacement, translocation, the boot*, the gate*, the bounce*, the chuck*, the old heave-ho*.

    Antonyms entrance*, induction*, introduction. *

  2. The act of moving

    change of residence, relocation, move, change of address; see departure 1.

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