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Synonyms for delete
dɪˈlitdelete
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Wiktionary
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, excludeAntonyms:
maintain
Princeton's WordNet
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, offseterase, 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, eraseedit, blue-pencil, deleteverb
cut or eliminate
"she edited the juiciest scenes"
Synonyms:
edit, edit out, cancel, blue-pencil, cut, redact, erase
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#848 | edit | |
#907 | clear | |
#1158 | score | |
#1324 | cut | |
#1651 | remove | |
#2377 | delete | |
#2694 | removed | |
#2902 | removal | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#3884 | strike | |
#5179 | offset | |
#5340 | deleted | |
#5808 | eliminate | |
#6377 | exclude | |
#6451 | removing | |
#7665 | scratch | |
#9436 | elimination | |
#10477 | eliminated | |
#10518 | terminate | |
#11259 | eliminating | |
#11274 | deletion | |
#11630 | removes | |
#12034 | scrap | |
#12612 | deleting | |
#12650 | suppression | |
#13615 | erase | |
#14070 | eliminates | |
#14260 | wipe | |
#15888 | scrub | |
#16683 | suppress | |
#24460 | abolition | |
#24543 | deletes | |
#27695 | abolish | |
#28847 | eradicate | |
#33633 | erasure | |
#34032 | invalidate | |
#34720 | suppressing | |
#42039 | suppresses | |
#62045 | squelch | |
#72502 | obliterate | |
#88074 | expunge | |
#107908 | abolishment | |
#179743 | efface | |
#207516 | redact |
How to use delete in a sentence?
So my password was stolen, is there any way I can go to every criminal on the planet, to their computers, and delete my name ? No, change your password.
The President and his counsel will continue to be transparent and cooperative, even in the face of the highly weaponized and corrupt witch-hunt from the Department of Justice. Hillary Clinton was allowed to delete and acid wash 33,000 emails after they were subpoenaed by Congress, yet absolutely nothing has happened to hold her accountable. If the Department of Justice can go after President Trump, they will surely come after any American who they disagree with. President Trump is the only one who stands in the way of the un-American weaponization of law enforcement.
John Delaney was entirely unaware of this change to the program. He had already signed off on it and it was approved for printing, the decision to delete his comments where they related to FIFA was an editorial one that was taken by the communications department.
We've been clear from the beginning that we will not use Fitbit health and wellness data for Google ads, we recently offered to make a legally binding commitment to the European Commission regarding our use of Fitbit data. As we do with all our products, we will give Fitbit users the choice to review, move or delete their data.
I'd never thought I would buy steak online, but I'm buying steak online, people really need to keep track of their footprint and go through and delete accounts, remove credit cards, move personal information off a lot of these things after they do their purchasing — especially if it's a one-time type purchase.
Translations for delete
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- حذف, يحذفArabic
- изтривам, премахвамBulgarian
- smazat, vymazatCzech
- dileuWelsh
- löschen, streichenGerman
- forstreki, eksigi, forpreniEsperanto
- borrarSpanish
- poistaaFinnish
- supprimerFrench
- scriosIrish
- sguab àsScottish Gaelic
- törölHungarian
- cancellare, eliminareItalian
- 削除, 消すJapanese
- លុបKhmer
- 삭제하다Korean
- deleteLatin
- usuwaćPolish
- excluir, deletar, apagarPortuguese
- ștergeRomanian
- удалить, удалятьRussian
- ta bortSwedish
- அழிTamil
- silmekTurkish
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