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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1. 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.

2. Walter Moran:

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

3. Janusz Jakimowicz:

   We hope to apply for the extraction concession next year.

4. Martin Cheek:

   We very much appreciated the support Leo gave us in campaigning to protect Ebo last year so it seemed fitting to honour him in this way, naming a species unique only to Ebo Forest, after him, had the logging concession gone ahead, we would have likely lost this species to timber extraction and slash and burn agriculture that usually follows logging concessions.

5. Kassie Siegel:

   New fossil fuel extraction doesn’t make sense from any group’s perspective.