1. (verb)uproot, deracinate move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment Synonyms: eradicate, root out, deracinate, uproot, extirpate, exterminate
2. (verb)uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate destroy completely, as if down to the roots Synonyms: extirpate, kill off, annihilate, deracinate, eliminate, uproot, decimate, exterminate, root out, wipe out, extinguish, eradicate, carry off
3. (verb)uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out pull up by or as if by the roots Synonyms: eradicate, root out, deracinate, uproot, extirpate, exterminate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'uproot'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. uproot Exterminate (L. ex, out, and terminus, a boundary) signified primarily to drive beyond the bounds or limits of a country; the word is applied to races of men or animals, and is now almost exclu Synonyms: exterminate, annihilate, eradicate, overthrow, uproot, banish, expel, remove, wipe out, destroy, extirpate, root out Antonyms: augment, build up, develop, increase, populate, replenish, beget, cherish, foster, plant, propagate, settle, breed, colonize