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removal

  • /ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/ UK
  • /ɹɪˈmu.vəl/ Canada, US
  • /ɹəˈmuː.vəl/ Canada, US
  • /ɹɪˈmʉː.vəl/ Australia

Rhymes with -uːvəl

noun removals

  1. countable, uncountable The process of removing or the fact of being removed. At the same time, there have been significant grubbings of these pears, especially in Tasmania where removals have been assisted by the Fruit Growing Reconstruction Scheme.
  2. countable, uncountable The relocation of a business etc.
  3. countable, uncountable The dismissal of someone from office. The board decided the removal of the branch manager was the best option after his misbehaviour.
  4. Ireland, countable, uncountable An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
  5. countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable Murder.

Similar: move, relocation, ablation, deduction, deinstallation, removal, subduction, sublation, subtraction · Opposite: addition

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: remotion, expelling, ablation, expel, remove, elimination, removing, dispose, ejection, expulsion, decommissioning, displacement, ousting, deletion, ouster, abolish

noun

Similar: move, relocation, ablation, deduction, deinstallation, removal, subduction, sublation, subtraction · Opposite: addition

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noun the process of moving, or the fact of being removed

Españolremoción, eliminación, removimiento, quitamiento, quitación, extracción
日本語排除, 除去
हिन्दीबहिष्कार bahiṣkār
Portuguêsremoção, eliminação
Françaisenlèvement, élimination, prélèvement
Italianoestirpazione, asportazione, eliminazione
Русскийудаление udalenije

noun the relocation of a business etc

Españolmudanza, trasteo
Françaisdéménagement
DeutschUmzug

noun the dismissal of someone from office

Españolremoción, destitución, cesantía
日本語異動, 更迭, 左遷
हिन्दीनिष्कासन niṣkāsan
Françaisdestitution
DeutschEntlassung
Русскийувольнение uvolʹnenije

noun a funeral ceremony

日本語葬儀, 葬式, 告別式, 追悼式

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@misc{removal_2026,
  title = {removal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/removal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}