Synonyms for extraction
ɪkˈstræk ʃən

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. extraction(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   origin, descent

2. origin, descent, extraction(noun)

   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. extraction(noun)

   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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. extraction(noun)

   Synonyms:
   lineage, descent

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. extraction(n.)

   Synonyms:
   drawing out

2. extraction(n.)

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

3. extraction(n.)

   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. Jeanett Bergan:

   It's hard to treat oil sands differently (from) coal, because of the similar environmental effects in the extraction, and we decided to treat these fossil fuel products equally.

2. Gavin Newsom:

   These are necessary steps to strengthen oversight of oil and gas extraction as we phase out our dependence on fossil fuels and focus on clean energy sources.

3. Mark Rutte:

   I estimate the chance that we will go back up on July 1 very small, but we need to research the consequences of less gas extraction.

4. Walter Moran:

   Not only is the violation of customs laws, but the illegal extraction of these items takes away from the scientific record.

5. 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.

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