What is another word for delete?

Synonyms for delete
dɪˈlitdelete

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word delete.

Wiktionary4.0 / 2 votes

  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

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 3 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. deleteverb

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

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Delete":

    Matīss Kukainis

Suggested Resources

  1. delete

    Song lyrics by delete -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by delete on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce delete?

How to say delete in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#848edit
#907clear
#1158score
#1324cut
#1651remove
#2377delete
#2694removed
#2902removal
#3439cancel
#3884strike
#5179offset
#5340deleted
#5808eliminate
#6377exclude
#6451removing
#7665scratch
#9436elimination
#10477eliminated
#10518terminate
#11259eliminating
#11274deletion
#11630removes
#12034scrap
#12612deleting
#12650suppression
#13615erase
#14070eliminates
#14260wipe
#15888scrub
#16683suppress
#24460abolition
#24543deletes
#27695abolish
#28847eradicate
#33633erasure
#34032invalidate
#34720suppressing
#42039suppresses
#62045squelch
#72502obliterate
#88074expunge
#107908abolishment
#179743efface
#207516redact

How to use delete in a sentence?

  1. Bruce Schneier:

    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.

  2. Steven Cheung:

    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.

  3. The FAI:

    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.

  4. Rick Osterloh:

    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.

  5. Mark Ostrowski:

    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

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for delete »

Translation

Find a translation for the delete synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"delete." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/delete>.

Discuss these delete synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for delete?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which of the following words is not a synonym of the others?
    A heavy
    B floaty
    C perky
    D chirpy

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for delete: