Synonyms for deforestation
de·for·esta·tion

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1. deforestationnoun

   Antonyms:
   reforestation, afforestation

2. deforestationnoun

   Antonyms:
   afforestation, reforestation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.5 / 12 votes

1. deforestationnoun

   the state of being clear of trees

   Synonyms:
   disforestation

2. deforestation, disforestationnoun

   the removal of trees

   Synonyms:
   disforestation

Matched Categories

1. • Denudation
   • Environmental Condition

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1. List of paraphrases for "deforestation":

   clearing

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How to use deforestation in a sentence?

1. Jair Bolsonaro:

   You won't end deforestation or burning. It's cultural.

2. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho:

   Forest destruction in the Cyclops mountains have increased for use as firewood and to turn the land into plantations, since 2018 we have warned the Jayapura government to be careful of flash flood risks because of this deforestation.

3. Terrence Mushore:

   Models show deforestation could result in a decline in precipitation of more than 5 percent across Zimbabwe by 2050.

4. Carlos Rittl:

   The strong indication of the increase in the deforestation rate during the government of Brazils Jair Bolsonaro shouldn't surprise anyone, it's, after all, the accomplishing of a campaign promise : Brazils Jair Bolsonaro was the first president in all of Brazil's history to be elected with an openly anti-environmental and anti-indigenous speech.

5. Southeast Asian:

   If there is increasing demand for fuel, there will also be an increase in demand for biofuel ... of course there is a (deforestation) risk.