Synonyms for delete

Synonyms for (verb) delete

Synonyms: edit, delete, blue-pencil

Definition: cut or eliminate

Usage: she edited the juiciest scenes

Similar words: censor

Definition: subject to political, religious, or moral censorship

Usage: This magazine is censored by the government


Synonyms: erase, delete

Definition: wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

Usage: Who erased the files form my hard disk?

Similar words: take away, take out

Definition: take out or remove

Usage: take out the chicken after adding the vegetables


Synonyms: delete, cancel

Definition: remove or make invisible

Usage: Please delete my name from your list

Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away

Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment


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