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remove Synonyms & Antonyms

What Is Another Word for Remove?

Common synonyms for remove are unstay. Its opposites include add and place.

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Remove as a Verb

1

To delete.

2

To move from one place to another, especially to take away.

He removed the marbles from the bag.

3

To replace a dish within a course.

4

To murder.

5

To dismiss a batsman.

6

To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).

7

To depart, to leave; to move oneself or be moved.

8

To change one's residence or place of business; to move.

9

To dismiss or discharge (someone) from an official position or office.

The President removed many postmasters.

10

To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.

He removed the marbles from the bag.

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11

To depart, leave.

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12

To change one's residence; to move.

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13

To dismiss or discharge from office.

The President removed many postmasters.

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Remove as a Noun

1

The act of removing something.

2

A dish served to replace an earlier one during a meal; a part of a new course.

3

A division of the school, especially the form prior to last.

4

A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove").

5

Distance in time or space; interval.

6

Emotional distance or indifference.

7

State of mind allowing for a certain degree of objectivity in evaluating things.

8

The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.

9

The act of resetting a horse's shoe.

10

(archaic) Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement.

11

(at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last

12

(by extension) Emotional distance or indifference.

Remove in a Sentence

He removed the marbles from the bag.

The President removed many postmasters.

Words That Rhyme With Remove

Remove: Key Facts

Part of speechverb, noun
MeaningTo delete
Synonymsunstay
Antonymsadd, place and settle

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