Antonyms for extraction
ɪkˈstræk ʃənex·trac·tion

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1. extractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   lineage, descent

Matched Categories

1. • Lineage
   • Natural Process
   • Removal

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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, 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

How to use extraction in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Osprey Orielle Lake:

   The climate crisis really emerged from interlocking systems of capitalism, resource extraction, racism, patriarchy and colonization, it’s beyond past time to end the tragic cycle of endless economic growth based on sacrificed peoples and sacrificed lands.

3. Jason Metrokin:

   We’re not opposed to mineral extraction, but salmon must always come first.

4. Daniel Ang:

   Oil-exporting countries such as Malaysia may have diminished government revenues from falling energy prices and this could exacerbate their debt issues, if prices do continue to fall and persist for a long time ... oil rig developments could be re-evaluated if the cost for extraction continues to exceed the cost per barrel.

5. Marussia Whately:

   If we take into account the same pattern of water extraction and rainfall that we’ve seen so far this month – and it’s been raining less than half of the average – we can say the (reserve) will last up to 60 days.

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