Synonyms for extraction
ɪkˈstræk ʃənex·trac·tion

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1. extractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   lineage, descent

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Lineage
   • Natural Process
   • Removal

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1. extractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   drawing out

2. extractionnoun

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

3. extractionnoun

   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. 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.

2. Directa Plus:

   100 per cent recycled, which can reduce the extraction of new materials from quarries and first-use bitumen.

3. Pete Arredondo:

   I didn’t issue any orders, i called for assistance and asked for an extraction tool to open the door.

4. Franki Anthony Dass:

   The recent haze would have a similar compounding impact with the prolonged dry period affecting fruits and disrupting oil extraction as well as crop production.

5. Abdul Qadir Timor:

   The copper mine and its extraction are very important. But more important is our national culture, copper is a temporary source of income. Afghanistan might benefit for five or six years after mining begins, and then the resource comes to an end.