Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   ex·trac·tion

   /ikˈstrakSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action of taking out something, especially using effort or force: "mineral extraction" Similar removaltaking outdrawing outpulling outextricationwrenching outtearing outuprootingwithdrawalunsheathingproductionfreeingreleaserare:deracinationexactionexactingwrestingcoercionextortionsqueezingexpressingseparationpressingobtainingdistillationOpposite insertionrelinquishment
   • 2. the ethnic origin of someone's family: "a worker of Polish extraction" Similar descentancestryparentageancestorsfamilylineagelineline of descentraceoriginderivationbirthgenealogyhereditysuccessionstockpedigreebloodbloodlinestrainrootsoriginsforefathersantecedentsrare:filiationstirps

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin extractio(n-), from Latin extrahere ‘draw out’ (see extract).

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.thesaurus.com › browse › extraction35 Synonyms & Antonyms for EXTRACTION - Thesaurus.com

   www.thesaurus.com › browse › extraction

   • Cached

   View definitions for extraction. extraction. noun as in removal from whole; distillation. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest match. eradication. Strong matches. abstraction. derivation. drawing. elicitation. evocation. expression. extirpation. extrication. pulling. separation. withdrawal. Weak matches. evulsion. taking out. uprooting.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › extractionEXTRACTION Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

   www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › extraction

   • Cached

   Synonyms for EXTRACTION: ancestry, lineage, origin, descent, breeding, genealogy, family, pedigree; Antonyms of EXTRACTION: seed, issue, progeny, posterity, offspring, child, son, heir

4. www.wordhippo.com › what-is › another-word-forWhat is another word for extraction - WordHippo

   www.wordhippo.com › what-is › another-word-for

   • Cached

   Find 849 synonyms for extraction and other similar words that you can use instead based on 12 separate contexts from our thesaurus.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › extractEXTRACT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › extract

   • Cached

   Some common synonyms of extract are educe, elicit, evoke, and extort. While all these words mean "to draw out something hidden, latent, or reserved," extract implies the use of force or pressure in obtaining answers or information.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › extractionEXTRACTION - 41 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

   dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › extraction

   • Cached

   These are words and phrases related to extraction. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of extraction.

7. www.powerthesaurus.org › extraction › synonymsExtraction synonyms - 1 150 Words and Phrases for Extraction

   www.powerthesaurus.org › extraction › synonyms

   • Cached

   Another way to say Extraction? Synonyms for Extraction (other words and phrases for Extraction).

8. www.powerthesaurus.org › extractionEXTRACTION in Thesaurus: 100+ Synonyms & Antonyms for EXTRACTION

   www.powerthesaurus.org › extraction

   • Cached

   What's the definition of Extraction in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Extraction meaning and usage.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusextraction - Cambridge English Thesaurus with synonyms and...

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurus

   • Cached

   These are words and phrases related to extraction. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of extraction.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusEXTRACT Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

    www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurus

    • Cached

    1 (verb) in the sense of obtain. Definition. to obtain (a substance) from a material or the ground by mining, distillation, digestion, etc. Citric acid can be extracted from the juice of oranges. Synonyms. obtain. take out. distil. squeeze out. draw out. express. separate out. press out. See examples for synonyms. 2 (verb) in the sense of take out.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusEXTRACTION Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

    www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurus

    • Cached

    1 (noun) in the sense of origin. Definition. the origin or ancestry of a person. a young Brazilian of German extraction. Synonyms. origin. family. ancestry. descent. race. stock. blood. birth. pedigree. lineage. parentage. derivation. See examples for synonyms. 2 (noun) in the sense of taking out. Definition. the act or an instance of extracting.