Synonyms for Extraction
ɪkˈstræk ʃənex·trac·tion

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1. extractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   lineage, descent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. extractionnoun

   the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

   Synonyms:
   origin, descent

2. origin, descent, extractionnoun

   properties attributable to your ancestry

   "he comes from good origins"

   Synonyms:
   fall, rootage, parentage, declination, lineage, downslope, root, declension, stock, ancestry, stemma, descent, blood, extraction, decline, declivity, origin, inception, line of descent, line, blood line, pedigree, source, bloodline, origination, filiation, beginning

3. extractionnoun

   the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)

   "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"

   Synonyms:
   origin, descent

Matched Categories

1. • Lineage
   • Natural Process
   • Removal

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1. extractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   drawing out

2. extractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   lineage, descent, birth, origin, genealogy, parentage

3. extractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Math.) determination (of a root)

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1. List of paraphrases for "extraction":

   mining, extractive, retrieval, extracting, removal, extract, removing, abstraction, extracted, pull, eject, quarrying, exploitation, drilling

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How to use Extraction in a sentence?

1. Lise Grande:

   At the rate that extraction is going with the limited capacity that exists, it will be up to nine months before the area of Tamim is cleared.

2. Kassie Siegel:

   New fossil fuel extraction doesn’t make sense from any group’s perspective.

3. Jennifer Wilcox:

   This is really focused on coal, but it doesn't mean that what we learn from the chemical, physical, thermal extraction processes we're investing in -- that they can't also be applied to other energy resources as well, that's what we would like to see in the future.

4. Central Michigan:

   We have examined our email data extraction procedures to ensure that this doesn't happen again, we feel very badly that you received this incorrect communication, and we hope you will still consider attending Oakland University.

5. Sean Connett:

   This was the best possible outcome to a truly terrifying situation, this individual was fortunate a fellow crew member was able to render aid prior to the Coast Guard’s arrival which, allowed for a quick extraction from the vessel.