Synonyms for remove

Synonyms for (noun) remove

Synonyms: remove

Definition: degree of figurative distance or separation

Usage: just one remove from madness or it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy;

Similar words: distance

Definition: the property created by the space between two objects or points


Synonyms for (verb) remove

Synonyms: remove, absent

Definition: go away or leave

Usage: He absented himself

Similar words: disappear, vanish, go away

Definition: get lost, as without warning or explanation

Usage: He disappeared without a trace


Synonyms: remove, transfer

Definition: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

Usage: He removed his children to the countryside; Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city; remove a case to another court

Similar words: shift, transfer

Definition: move around

Usage: transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket


Synonyms: slay, dispatch, polish off, remove, bump off, hit, off, murder

Definition: kill intentionally and with premeditation

Usage: The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

Similar words: kill

Definition: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

Usage: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank; The farmer killed a pig for the holidays


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