Synonyms of rooted (out)

rooted (out)

verb

past tense of root (out)

1

as in eradicated

to destroy all traces of

a concerted effort to root out prejudice of any kind in the armed services

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicated
• erased
• stamped (out)
• wiped out
• abolished
• destroyed
• blotted out
• cleaned (up)
• swept (away)
• cancelled
• obliterated
• blacked out
• canceled
• snuffed (out)
• exterminated
• liquidated
• expunged
• rubbed out
• effaced
• shattered
• annihilated
• demolished
• extirpated
• killed
• mowed (down)
• ruined
• ravaged
• discarded
• dismantled
• flattened
• consumed
• decimated
• devastated
• tore down
• wrecked
• wasted
• dissolved
• totalled
• blew up
• powdered
• killed off
• razed
• totaled
• dashed
• fragmented
• smashed
• finished
• doomed
• pulverized
• ejected
• splintered
• expelled
• atomized
• devoured
• terminated
• threw out
• excised
• blasted
• ousted
• cut
• dynamited
• jettisoned
• zapped
• ditched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• preserved
• saved
• built
• created
• shaped
• constructed
• made
• formed
• manufactured
• fabricated
• conserved
• framed
• fashioned
• forged
• fixed
• restored
• renewed
• repaired
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• renovated
• patched
• reconditioned
• revamped
• mended

2

as in pulled

to draw out by force or with effort

a dog rooting out a buried toy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• tore (out)
• pried
• extracted
• yanked
• plucked
• uprooted
• removed
• prized
• took (out)
• corkscrewed
• wrung
• mined
• wrested
• withdrew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• installed
• inserted
• implanted
• instilled
• stuffed
• jammed
• crammed
• wedged
• rammed

3

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

a journalist seeking to root out and expose corruption in the gaming industry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• learned
• located
• discovered
• routed (out)
• tracked (down)
• ran down
• hunted (down or up)
• found out
• turned up
• got
• dredged (up)
• dug out
• dug up
• detected
• hit (on or upon)
• ferreted (out)
• determined
• scouted (up)
• ascertained
• nosed out
• scared up
• rummaged
• descried
• spotted
• looked for
• searched (for or out)
• sighted
• sought
• espied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• lost
• misplaced
• mislaid
• misset
• mis-set