Synonyms of erasure

erasure

noun

as in removal

an act of erasing something

accidental erasure of the tape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removal
• elimination
• cancelation
• cancellation
• suspension
• abolition
• withdrawal
• liquidation
• invalidation
• repeal
• dissolution
• dismissal
• eradication
• reversal
• avoidance
• abrogation
• nullification
• annulment
• negation
• voiding
• abolishment
• abortion
• defeasance
• recall
• veto
• revocation
• retraction
• quashing
• abatement
• override
• overruling
• banning
• rescindment
• prohibition
• rejection
• calling off
• overturn
• countermand
• outlawing
• enjoining
• forbiddance
• disallowance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legislation
• enactment
• establishment
• institution
• validation
• founding
• legitimation
• formalization
• approval
• passing
• legalization
• ratification
• permission
• authorization
• legitimization
• clearance
• endorsement
• indorsement
• prescription
• ordering
• commandment
• sanctioning
• mandating
• decreeing

Examples of erasure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though Frazier is a rigorous chronicler of American landscapes, her work extends beyond photography to craft emotive environments that engulf her subjects—people and places that bear the risk of erasure and neglect. —Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2024

And the series finds a smart way to begin to address the dwarf erasure that occurred in the transition from big to small screen. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024

Afro-Latines also contend with the erasure of their identity. —Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024

Centuries of cultural erasure and a historical lack of capital account for the underrepresentation of African fashion in mainstream media, but Farai Simoyi is on course to correct that. —Essence, 18 July 2024