/ Thesaurus / E Synonyms of ethnic cleansing Find synonyms for: Noun1. ethnic cleansing, group actionusage: the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that areaWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: denizen Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language