Synonyms for delete
dɪˈlitdelete

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1. deleteverb

   To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.

   Synonyms:
   blue-pencil, scrub, erase, expunge, strike out, cross out, strike, cease existence, eliminate, remove, scrap, terminate, rub out, score, obliterate, cancel, squelch, scratch, exclude

   Antonyms:
   maintain

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1. delete, cancelverb

   remove or make invisible

   "Please delete my name from your list"

   Synonyms:
   set off, edit, invalidate, scrub, strike down, blue-pencil, cancel, erase, scratch, call off, offset

2. erase, deleteverb

   wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

   "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"

   Synonyms:
   efface, edit, rub out, score out, wipe off, cancel, blue-pencil, wipe out, erase

3. edit, blue-pencil, deleteverb

   cut or eliminate

   "she edited the juiciest scenes"

   Synonyms:
   edit, edit out, cancel, blue-pencil, cut, redact, erase

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1. deleteverb

   Synonyms:
   erase, efface, remove, dele, blot out

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1. List of paraphrases for "delete":

   eliminate, remove, deletion, suppress, deleted, abolish, deleting, eliminating, erase, elimination, removing, deletes, eliminates, eradicate, suppressing, removal, abolition, removed, wipe, removes, abolishment, eliminated, phase-out, erasure, suppression, clear, suppresses, cancel

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1. List of known nicknames for "Delete":

   Matīss Kukainis

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1. Trap Beckham:

   Had to delete everything due to the rules, it was epic for sure. If any videos surface it’s going viral. He danced the whole time. Nobody ever seen Obama like this before.

2. The Blaze:

   He can’t record while he is here and doesn’t want to delete it.

3. Wendi Williams:

   ' I will have you escorted off the plane if you say anything else. Delete the video,' and I was scared to death.

4. Marie Kondo:

   Then delete the rest ! Stop keeping komono' just because,'.

5. Chuzy:

   3 KEYS to a happy life ... CTRL+ALT+DEL. CONTROL your emotions, Look for an ALTERNATIVE, DELETE the past,and move on